It was a warm spring evening (have to start this like some weird scary novel). My sister and I were enjoying our relaxing moment when we spotted it! Then we spotted “them” and ran to investigate further.
So you see it?
They move like a stealth fighter. Fast, bobbing, weaving, one moment there, the next gone. Here is a better shot:
A Hummingbird Moth – actually two of them on this honeysuckle bush. We spotted them just as the sun was disappearing, at first we thought, it was a hummingbird. But it is a bit early for those cuties. So this was pretty cool. It was really hard to get these pics since they dart about so. My sister said I should just sit still on the ground by them. I was covered in dirt and filthy from working in the gardens all day, and my shirt alone looked like this:
So I did, and it worked. Guess you have to look and smell like a plant before they will sit fairly still for a photo opp?
Oh, and F.Y.I. – I like wearing oversized men’s tee shirts in the summer, but I have to pin up the neckline, or everything goes down the shirt (weeds, dirt, bugs you name it). So this is what you are seeing. No time to sew, just pin it and it works. In a couple of months I will have torn and trashed this shirt to the point of no return, so no biggy. AND – no I am not a neat prissy gardener! I get down and dirty into it. My good bugs like me this way.
Happy Spring Gardening!
HELBERG FARM STORIES 
I like seeing the humming bird moths. Maybe I will see them once my gladiolus start blooming.
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Have you ever tried doing a moth trap?
No actual trapping is done so don’t fret. Get a sheet, hang it on a line, and shine a light on it. Moths and insects will be attracted and you can look at them. Just don’t take the sheet away right after turning off the light!
https://moths.wordpress.com/how-to-see-moths/
One day I will try this. I keep meaning to but I also keep forgetting. >.<
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ok, now I have to try it! Just can’t get too close to it – YES, Rachel is afraid of moths — – – not really “afraid” but the nasty things have gotten tangled into my curly locks since I was a kid on the farm. I HATE it when you try to get them out and they crunch – eeewwweee! lol
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What a great experience. Don’t fret about your gardening shirt. You should see mine LOL.
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Aren’t moths great! Except the ones that make tomato and tobacco hornworms, of course, but they’re pretty as adults. I need to get out some evening soon and try to see what I can see. Problem is the sun sets so late now!
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Hummingbird moths! Love them..they have arrived and are enjoying my flowers. Nice post.
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