Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Taplow
I glanced out of the kitchen window this morning to see something large zooming about round the honeysuckle. The black tail was very conspicuous but I can't say I noticed the reddish wings - probably because they were whirring too fast. It was the first Hummingbird Hawk-moth I've recorded in the garden.
Even as it nectared, the moth was clearly aware of me; but it continued to visit each flower at breakneck speed - and then it was gone.
The frustrating thing is that there are very few flowers left on the honeysuckle, so there's probably not much chance it will return. // posted by Christine @ 4:05 AM 
