Tropicals & Tender Perennials: He's already ...and is starting it up again.. # 8, 1 by GordonHawk

GordonHawk wrote:
here it is from the other side of the fence.. yes.. same plant... Dark Rosella... these flowers are ones not seen in the last photo on the other side of it... I'd say 88 of them... bbut what are the buds waiting for... so the other night ..I was out with my headlight on about 2 am.. sitting under Rosella... and there was a flash through the beam... and another ... and with eyes glowing like an orange sun... there was a humming birdmoth.. in and out of there so fast... I can only imagine what their tender winngs must be made of to perform such acrobatics.. anddevelop such speed.. and then to stop on a dime at the flowers opening... it was so funny.. he'd approach slowly... in spurts getting to the flower for the first time... then YES... that's the scent I was following... and then made for each flower in turn...

OH the joys of life in the city... no mosquiitoes... [ well few comparatively ] almost as few as mothers... in North Al.. where she keeps an army oh hundreds of Purple Martins..
Gordon