Monday, September, 30, 2013
Before  these summery days  get entirely away from us,  I wanted to share with you my  newest  little visitor.  In all of my years of gardening, I have never seen one of these critters before – a White Lined Sphinx Humming Bird Moth.  When I first saw it I thought it was a baby humming bird and , of course, ran for my camera.  But the closer I got a better look at it, I could tell I would have to do some Googling to find out what it was.  He’s a fast little critter , meticulously  checking out each flower for  any source of nourishment.  Every time I see him, he is visiting this one plant only  and will stay up to  20 minutes.  I found this to be an interesting article  about humming bird moths if you’d like to know more and thanks for reading!
http://birding.about.com/od/birdingbasics/a/Hummingbird-Moths.htm
Jeannie's Travel Addiction 
Oct 01, 2013 @ 03:58:59
jeannie…so very cool. great work..great shots!!! thanks for sending.
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Sep 30, 2013 @ 17:42:00
Jeannie,
That is amazing. I didn’t think St. Louis ever got any humming birds except the Ruby Throated Humming Bird.
Kathy
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Sep 30, 2013 @ 16:49:48
Goll-eee! We learn something new every day! I looked at the photo before reading the heading and thought it was a cross between a hummingbird and a bee. :o) I have never seen one before.
M.
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