Hummingbird and Butterfly Gardening: We may not have hummingbirds..., 1 by salvia_lover

salvia_lover wrote:
...but we've got hummingbird moths! And they're back! :-)

This little guy caught me off guard, but luckily I was out in the garden to take pics anyway....so my camera was in hand. He sure is a quick little guy though.....impossible to focus on him before he flits to yet another flower. He tolerated me well while I took these pics from a meter away. I tried getting just a wee bit closer though and he buzzed around and around me trying to scare me away. When I responded by just standing there unimpressed ;-), he gave up and flew away. That wasn't what I intended...just wanted him to realize I wasn't a threat, but oh well. I'm very excited that this season is starting and I hope to be able to capture these little guys with more clarity as the spring and summer progress :-).

-Julie