Still Waters Posted November 24, 2017 #1 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Here's something you won't see every day - while it looks like a bird, this little creature is actually a moth. A hummingbird hawk moth, to be exact. And it was captured on camera in a garden in Annalong, County Down. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/av/uk-northern-ireland-42097984/unusual-hummingbird-hawk-moth-defies-myths 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnicolette Posted November 24, 2017 #2 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I saw one in the garden before. It did look like an odd hummingbird took us a few to figure out it was a moth. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Still Waters Posted November 24, 2017 Author #3 Share Posted November 24, 2017 I've never seen one but would like to. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted November 24, 2017 #4 Share Posted November 24, 2017 We see them quite regularly around here because there's lots of valerian, which they love. The first time I saw one I thought it was a tiny bird. My mind was telling me it couldn't possibly be but my eyes were telling me it was! Apparently they come over from France but don't breed here. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted November 24, 2017 #5 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Slow motion (6X) for a better glimpse ... ~ [00.01:17] ~ 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted November 24, 2017 #6 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Thanks for that video, Mr Eye 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted November 24, 2017 #7 Share Posted November 24, 2017 What a curious creature. You'd think it would use up more energy getting nectar from those flowers, than the nectar would actually produce on digestion. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted November 24, 2017 #8 Share Posted November 24, 2017 3 minutes ago, ouija ouija said: Thanks for that video, Mr Eye Most welcome Aunty Weej ... ~ 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted November 24, 2017 #9 Share Posted November 24, 2017 Just now, RoofGardener said: What a curious creature. You'd think it would use up more energy getting nectar from those flowers, than the nectar would actually produce on digestion. I thought that too. I was getting tired just watching him! I found myself wishing he would sit down for a minute 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoofGardener Posted November 24, 2017 #10 Share Posted November 24, 2017 (edited) 6 hours ago, ouija ouija said: I thought that too. I was getting tired just watching him! I found myself wishing he would sit down for a minute Ha.... you just gave me a mental image of the moth going back to his Moth-mansion (Mothsion ? ), sitting down in his Comfy Chair, and putting all his feet up with a cup of cocoa ! *Edit*.... oh.. and with about 8 foot-stools Edited November 24, 2017 by RoofGardener 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Twin Posted November 25, 2017 #11 Share Posted November 25, 2017 Tomato worms = Hummingbird moths Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rashore Posted November 25, 2017 #12 Share Posted November 25, 2017 31 minutes ago, Twin said: Tomato worms = Hummingbird moths Nope. The OP is about hummingbird hawk moths, those are not native to he America’s. They also don’t eat nightshades but prefer rubia. Hummingbird moths of the U.S. is aka whiteline sphinx, eats flowers and fruits, but not noted to eat nightshades. The two hornworms that eat nightshades are the Carolina sphinx, aka tobacco hornworm, and the five spotted hawkmoth, aka tomato hornworm. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted November 25, 2017 #13 Share Posted November 25, 2017 12 hours ago, RoofGardener said: *Edit*.... oh.. and with about 8 foot-stools That's one giant squat ... ~ *Sorry ... just ... could ... not ... resist * ~ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sanchez710 Posted November 25, 2017 #14 Share Posted November 25, 2017 I saw one when on holiday in Norfolk. Amazing creature. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chaldon Posted November 25, 2017 #15 Share Posted November 25, 2017 (edited) In the early 1990's I've seen those at my dacha here in the central Siberia. Around the same time there also was a note in some local newspaper with another witness account, from a guy who mistaken these for actual hummingbirds. Since then I have never seen them. Edited November 25, 2017 by Chaldon 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
White Unicorn Posted November 26, 2017 #16 Share Posted November 26, 2017 On 11/24/2017 at 7:43 AM, Nnicolette said: I saw one in the garden before. It did look like an odd hummingbird took us a few to figure out it was a moth. I only saw one once in my life and always wondered why I didn't ever see another one 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnicolette Posted November 27, 2017 #17 Share Posted November 27, 2017 (edited) Woops Edited November 27, 2017 by Nnicolette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nnicolette Posted November 27, 2017 #18 Share Posted November 27, 2017 On 11/24/2017 at 9:33 PM, rashore said: Nope. The OP is about hummingbird hawk moths, those are not native to he America’s. They also don’t eat nightshades but prefer rubia. Hummingbird moths of the U.S. is aka whiteline sphinx, eats flowers and fruits, but not noted to eat nightshades. The two hornworms that eat nightshades are the Carolina sphinx, aka tobacco hornworm, and the five spotted hawkmoth, aka tomato hornworm. They are both native to america. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt221 Posted November 27, 2017 #19 Share Posted November 27, 2017 We often see one or two hoying it round the buddelia in the garden each year in the summer but soon as I go to take a photo the're gone 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHaYap Posted November 27, 2017 #20 Share Posted November 27, 2017 1 hour ago, Matt221 said: We often see one or two hoying it round the buddelia in the garden each year in the summer but soon as I go to take a photo the're gone Probably UFO, ghost or alien hummingbird hawk moths ... or maybe they're shy ... like me ... ~ 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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