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nasht-01 — hummingbird hawk moth
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Published: 2007-02-22 14:34:00 +0000 UTC; Views: 14134; Favourites: 296; Downloads: 6903
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three names for this strange fella...this morning I was having my coffee and cigarette on my balcony when the guy arrived.
I watched him feeding on those little flowers for about 2 minutes thinking he was going to leave anytime soon.
But he kept hovering around so, with no hurry (cause I still belived I would not find him later anyway), I went inside, fund my camera, put my macro and flash on it and came back on the balcony and...
he was still there!
He was nice enough to me: he gave me 3 shots!
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How lucky you are ! I tried many times to picture this fellow but I never succeed ...
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Beautiful colours, amazing clarity. Wonderful!
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Oh wow! I have only ever seen one of these guys in my flowers. They are so fascinating!
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Up close like this you can really see why they call it a hummingbird (hawk) moth...
It really does look like the bird!
Great shot though!
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Oh, so this is what THAT was!
I kept thinking I was seeing hummingbirds in my garden, but it must have been this moth
Amazing picture!
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i live in france, and in summer, there are plenty of this little cutties !
great shot btw,it looks like a drawing ^^
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...hmm, something just went awry with the message I just typed, so I may be asking this twice.
Would it be alright for me tu use this image for a painting?
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no problem.
just link me your work when you're done!
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Ahh! Thanks! Certainly will do.
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Would it be alright for me to use this image for a painting? I absolutely love it!
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I love these! First time I saw a photo of it in the National Geographic, I could hardly believe there existed such a delightful creature
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My cat loves to catch them and eat them. Awsome capture!
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that an awesome view from your balcony!
That a magnificent shot of the moth!
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excellent !
I like the clarity and colors... interesting details
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Is it his eye who are that big? Im sorry but moths really scare me, I dont know why. Is that thing even real? It looks so stange... Cute flower though
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love the photo. when I saw this critter once I wanted to photograph it too, but I dont have the right equipment so I just had to let my imagination do the working for the details on it ^_^ thanks
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Interesting critter, I too seen it myself few years ago here in Northern Minnesota.
Loves to feed on honeysuckles. Havent seen them again !
Thanks for shareing !
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This has to be the cutest creature in existence, I get so excited when I see them flying around by my flowers...
And this shot, it's so lovely~! Beautiful work
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ive seriosly seen one of these before! i never looked at it up close like this, but it looked like ahumming bird and a moth... its so cool that you got some pictures!
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Thought it washing a tiny humming bird before i looked closer
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we have one named just the 'hummingbird moth' here in Us, wisconsin. theyare lovely and delightful critters. Bauitfully seen image
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I belive it's the same species.
thank you.
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indeed, fast little buggers ain't they?
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I have never seen anything like this. Great capture!
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Looks very much like a Chinese painting. Nice job.
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Thats one of the best shots i have ever seen of this type of moth!!! amazin really well done!!
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That is beautiful. Puts my attempt of a hummingbird moth to shame
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OMG!!! Stunning, that's the only word I have right now
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