This is a Hummingbird Clearwing. At first I thought it was a bee of some sort and I took photos of it and researched it. It is in the moth family. Pretty neat.
The picture looks very professional. Thanks for sharing!
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09/21/2007
Nice picture, thanks for sharing. :-)
By (Guest Post)
09/21/2007
I am new to hummingbird feeding and watching. I live in the western suburbs of Philadelphia, PA and have a feeder that is suction cupped to my kitchen window. During the months of July and August, I had lots of hummingbirds feeding on my feeder but then suddenly come September no more visitors at all. What is also peculiar is that I had an owl in my backyard one day only several days before I noticed the hummingbirds were no longer coming to my feeder. Does anyone know if this is a unique situation or do they stop visiting my area during this time period or did the owl have an adverse impact on the situation? I miss seeing my little friends.
By Crafty Gardener (Guest Post)
09/20/2007
I've had them visiting my garden too, especially the liatris plants.