Hummingbird Moth

[debrown]

My butterfly garden is attracting 3 of these for every butterfly!!!

Camera Model: NIKON D200
Type: JPG Image
Size: 0.12 MB
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure time: 6/125 sec
Aperture: f 6.0
Focal Length: 200 mm mm
Flash mode: Off

Slight crop and sharpening in Photoshop and converted from RAW to jpg.

[mrsisu]

Well thats a different sort of hummingbird for sure. Colorful.

[rpk717]

Don,

I've never seen one, you're lucky to have them in your garden. It's amazing that a insect can mimic a bird, but then again the insect world is as varied as any in the animal kingdom. BTW, this is a great shot.

[wetbelly]

I like the detail on the moth. Looks fuzzy enough to pet! :D

[Photobiologist]

Good image. Those guys can be tough to get.