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21-09-2009, 02:00 PM
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| |  Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
The images aren't as good as some in the Gallery but I am so happy to have seen this in my garden.   
HAPPY HAPPY!! 
Shame the wind was blowing the flowers around and I only had a fleeting glimpse as I was actually outside photographing bees as the moth buzzed past me. So I got 3 great things. Bees, a Garden Spider aparently drinking nectar and a Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
Last edited by Nick Smith; 21-09-2009 at 02:20 PM.
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21-09-2009, 02:07 PM
|  | Commander of the Wild Empire | | Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
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| | | Re: Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
Hey, nice one Nick. Perhaps the wind will blow them over to me! |
21-09-2009, 03:16 PM
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| | | Re: Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
I can see why your so pleased  I`ve never seen one, hope you get to see him again.
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21-09-2009, 03:17 PM
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| | | Re: Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
No wonder you are happy. I would be too. I have only seen one once and that was at a garden centre. |
21-09-2009, 03:56 PM
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| | | Re: Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
I have never seen one in the UK. But I have just got back from Skiathos where in the first week I saw one on the shrub next to the apartment. I was really excited, I didn't realise that up close they have such distinct features.
Then, it rained one of the days and I spotted one in the supermarket. I was following it all around the supermarket with my camera...the OH was disowning me and the greeks thought I was nuts. I nabbed a photo as he was humming around the sunglasses stand, he seemed to like his own reflection
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21-09-2009, 04:05 PM
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| |  Re: Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
Seen them in a few places this year, shall we have a count up.
Lancashire,
Greater Manchester,
Devon,
Kent. anyone else like to add to that.
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21-09-2009, 04:06 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Davy Crockett  Seen them in a few places this year, shall we have a count up.
Lancashire,
Greater Manchester,
Devon,
Kent. anyone else like to add to that. | P.S. Suffolk
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21-09-2009, 04:15 PM
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Originally Posted by ChrissyMarie the OH was disowning me and the greeks thought I was nuts. I nabbed a photo as he was humming around the sunglasses stand, he seemed to like his own reflection | Some people just don't understand |
21-09-2009, 04:17 PM
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| | | Re: Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
Quote:
Originally Posted by Davy Crockett Seen them in a few places this year, shall we have a count up.
Lancashire,
Greater Manchester,
Devon,
Kent. anyone else like to add to that. | Was going to add Suffolk but you beat me to it.
PS you can edit your posts up to 30 minutes after I believe |
21-09-2009, 04:41 PM
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| | | Re: Hummingbird Hawkmoth - Macroglossum stellatarum
Quote:
Originally Posted by ChrissyMarie I have never seen one in the UK. But I have just got back from Skiathos where in the first week I saw one on the shrub next to the apartment. I was really excited, I didn't realise that up close they have such distinct features.
Then, it rained one of the days and I spotted one in the supermarket. I was following it all around the supermarket with my camera...the OH was disowning me and the greeks thought I was nuts. I nabbed a photo as he was humming around the sunglasses stand, he seemed to like his own reflection | I don't suppose you could post the photo on here could you? I'd love to see a Hawk Moth in shades | | | |
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