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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2006 6:11:36 GMT
mornin' all. I seem to recall a discussion about humming bird moths a while ago...perhaps it was "over there"  ... I think I saw one in my garden late yesterday afternoon.It scared the pants off me as it whizzed past me to get to the flowering shrub.It hovered for a moment and then was gone.Do any of you good folk have a link to a photo or know much about them? Where are they normally to be found? I'm in North Northants and don't remember seeing anything like it before.Any info would be gratefully received  |
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Post by sleepysunday on Sept 16, 2006 9:48:51 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2006 9:54:36 GMT
Not sure but I think I saw one of those in our garden a week or so ago, it certainly grabbed my eye and was very much like that....
Spectacular or what!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2006 15:08:57 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2006 21:30:33 GMT
Thank everyone...amazing photos I had a browse of one of the Sunday papers...there was a supplement that carried stories of "winners and losers" over the summer.Humming bird moths were amongst the winners.Songthrushes were,sadly on the losers list,as were our native amphibians,hedgehogs and roe deer.Food supplies for the latter were scarce and they have been struggling.I'll be making doubly sure of a continuous supply for our garden visitors. And the moth hasn't been back so far... |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2006 21:36:14 GMT
oops,forgot to say...mrs beige,I agree with you there...spectacular indeed .If I hadn't read about the moth previously,I'd never have known what it was. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2006 6:19:34 GMT
Sleepysunday - I meant to say, there are some incredible photo's in the link you posted - thanks for that |
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Post by Dutchy on Sept 22, 2006 18:26:17 GMT
I saw the first of those in France and was absolutely amazed at seeing one in my garden last year. This year I saw one again. Is it to do with our summers getting warmer or is this animal a survivor in that it discovered that it can survive our winters?
Dutchy
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Post by jlottie on Sept 22, 2006 22:45:44 GMT
Hi Dutchy We have had the hummingbird moths for the last few years and they seem to appear just as the honeysuckle comes into flower, they seem to appear at roughly the same time each day, they also love buddleja too. This was the first one I saw this year in June, the tail is almost fish like.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 5, 2006 21:34:00 GMT
Excellent picture,jlottie |
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