THE MAGIC OF A HUMMINGBIRD HAWK-MOTH THAT APPEARED AS WE WERE RECENTLY FILMING About six weeks ago, Anita Ridley and I were filming some final footage with Tim Wheater for our meditational journey ‘Pilgrimage’ when we took a break and went outside to the garden. We were mesmerised by the most beautiful hummingbird hawk-moth, hovering just like a hummingbird, as it fed on nectar with its long proboscis. Its wings were moving so fast that it made an audible hum. It’s a day-flying moth, migrating t

10K views · 338 reactions | Can you name these hummingbirds we spotted? 樂 Surprise - these are hummingbird...moths! More specifically, the white-lined sphinx moth and (the uncommonly seen in Iowa) titan sphinx moth (that's the darker one). Did you know that there are more than 2,000 identified species of moth in Iowa? #IowaWildlife #HummingbirdMoth | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | Facebook

In Arizona, “Hummingbird Moths / Hawk Moths” are actually Sphinx Moths, and they sound and resemble Hummingbirds as they travel collecting nectar from flowers. Today I pulled one of these out of my pool, and the other out of my home! Sometimes I feel like I live in Jurassic Park… | Jeremy Johnson Photography