Hummingbird Moth (HBM) Night - the best ever...
Day started a bit unusual w/ a HBM sighting this morning before breakfast (see earlier post), worked in the garden all afternoon staking giant sunflowers (Kong) which often top out over a dozen feet. As evening approached I thought I'd wait till dusk hoping I might get another opportunity to photograph some HBM's...
WOW! HBMcity it turned out to be. There were 4 verified, and I think a 5th all nectaring exclusively in my lily patch (specifically, where I grow Scheherazade and Beauty Queen (OT lilies that are tall W/ big downward blooms). I took around 90 shots starring maybe 25 or 30 of them after downloading. I'll post those w/ great lily shots complemented by the HBM presence over in the lily thread; that still leaves me a boatload for here.
As I prepared to go in, I checked the Flowering Tobacco plants on the way and to my utter amazement found them there too...
