Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Judy's butterfly garden

hummingbird moth on monarda
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Judy's butterfly garden

I've never seen a hummingbird moth before. My sister helped me identify it. Amazing!

Judy owns the community garden plot next to mine. She planted a butterfly garden along the path for everyone to enjoy. Its a moving experience of buzzing and color. Every time I go to my plot, I walk by and marvel. Last weekend I had my camera and took a bunch of photos.

12 comments:

Heather's Garden said...

I've spotted a hummingbird moth in my garden a few times, but I've never gotten as good a photo as you have!

charmioc said...

Thank you for identifying that for me! I've seen them many times in my garden here in Greece and never knew what they were.

Sue said...

They are amazing creatures. I have a couple here....the first time I saw them was a few years back. They are so neat to watch. This spring, I spotted a baby one--it was so little.

Unknown said...

What an amazing little creature! I wish he visited my garden :)

biobabbler said...

oh, I'm so envious! Very nice shot. SO cool. Thanks! =)

M said...

Aren't they amazing, I have only seen one here in London. But if visiting France I see loads, I couldn't believe what I was seeing first time, lucky Belmont Community gardeners.
Marian (London UK)

Anonymous said...

Beautiful photos, thanks for sharing them.

Judy said...

Thanks for the photos of my pollinator garden, Kathy. My granddaughter and I have seen huge butterflies lately - wish I knew what kind they were.

Lisa said...

Lovely images! Your blog is always such a delight.

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Ben Czajkowski said...

That hummingbird moth is the stuff of nightmares O_O

Thagirion said...

Those hummingbird moths are so cute. Sphinx moths are my favorites and I really enjoy raising them.