Hummingbird moths practically live on the May Night salvia. Last fall they were all over the hyssop, but that isn’t in bloom yet. These are members of the sphinx moth family (which reminds me that I have some nice sphinx moth photos to show you one of these days). They look a lot like bumble [...]
Entries Tagged as 'Hummingbird Moth'
You Got Your Hummingbird in My Moth
May 2nd, 2008 · 3 Comments
Tags: Garden · Hummingbird Moth · Insects · Salvia
We’re Back: House Wrens, Swallowtails, Irises, Hummingbird Moths
April 25th, 2008 · 3 Comments
House wrens are dueling outside the window this morning. I can hear their trilly, buzzy song from all sides of the house. I can also hear the first wood thrush of the year working out its double syrinx in the woods right now. Last night, the woods on either side of the house were noisy [...]
Tags: Happy · House Wren · Hummingbird Moth · Irises · Salvia · Spicebush Swallowtail
Hummingbird Moth video
September 16th, 2007 · 5 Comments
Yesterday I was at Lowe’s for the zillionth time this month and was feeling pretty glum about buying such mundane things as mailbox posts and four-prong dryer cords. I craved something pretty and frivolous, like new shoes or, even better, drought-tolerant perennials. Yes! I pushed the cart into the garden center and picked out a [...]
Tags: Hummingbird Moth · video
