tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post582993723195624558..comments2024-03-12T06:18:18.419+01:00Comments on Ewa in the Garden: Hummingbird Moth (one of the biggest Moths) in my garden. Good omen!Ewahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02460827662984311538noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-52767681012335345672008-09-02T12:55:00.000+02:002008-09-02T12:55:00.000+02:00They are beautiful creatures, we can find them her...They are beautiful creatures, we can find them here in Portugal, but they are not the most commun butterflies/moths around. Its always a great experience when I see one in my garden.gintoinohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17909773860893386823noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-24326794026666797662008-08-30T08:54:00.000+02:002008-08-30T08:54:00.000+02:00Ewa, what a wonderful thing for you to see in your...Ewa, what a wonderful thing for you to see in your garden ! I agree that it is something very special & I'm sure you were happy to be up early enough & in the right place to see it. Have a wonderful weekend !<BR/>LyndaDiary From Africahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15191543533838372003noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-40264009464109634402008-08-30T00:10:00.000+02:002008-08-30T00:10:00.000+02:00Ewa, what a lovely encounter and you did well with...Ewa, what a lovely encounter and you did well with your camera. How interesting little moth can me. I love them and I am always so happy when I see one so it must be a good omen.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-96887958159657512008-08-29T20:59:00.000+02:002008-08-29T20:59:00.000+02:00Well done for managing to photograph it! I hope he...Well done for managing to photograph it! I hope he brings you luck.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps it is part of this global warming that you are getting such exotic visitors? England is now getting a lot of European birds coming over during the Summer which didn't bother before. <BR/><BR/>There was some research recently which indicated that bees told other bees where flowers were, with a peculiar direction Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-52625605661502521182008-08-29T20:04:00.000+02:002008-08-29T20:04:00.000+02:00We apparently had some nocturnal Hawk Moths-as my ...We apparently had some nocturnal Hawk Moths-as my desert rose flowers were fertilised and I got seeds!Tirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05253130857755408695noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-91837524307209095692008-08-29T17:43:00.000+02:002008-08-29T17:43:00.000+02:00What a good omen! I've never seen it - don't know ...What a good omen! I've never seen it - don't know whether they fly as far as Sweden... You did a great job capturing it with your camera!<BR/>/KatarinaKatarinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06622903367597082775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-11711043199297893872008-08-29T16:19:00.000+02:002008-08-29T16:19:00.000+02:00I have been visited by one also this summer! Aren'...I have been visited by one also this summer! Aren't they amazing?Bramblemoon Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01245480846208089568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-27054165825064611812008-08-29T12:14:00.000+02:002008-08-29T12:14:00.000+02:00Hi Ewa, I am so glad you got to enjoy this little ...Hi Ewa, I am so glad you got to enjoy this little visitor, and so close to your window too. That is a good shot of him and the flower. We have the one that the other North American gardeners have I think. It is a good omen, and you know how we welcome those! Thanks for letting me know about your post.<BR/>FrancesFrances,https://www.blogger.com/profile/03616568389165362993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-5897075196725733662008-08-29T10:05:00.000+02:002008-08-29T10:05:00.000+02:00What a lovely picture. Thank you. We have these ...What a lovely picture. Thank you. We have these moths in our garden too, but I didn't know what they were called until I read your post. I didn't know they visited the flowers in the same sequence - I'll watch them more carefully now! I hope your hummingbird moth manages to travel back to the south in time for the winter - and then comes back to you in Poland next summer!chaiselonguehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11372135992072231446noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-85013680694956585712008-08-29T06:44:00.000+02:002008-08-29T06:44:00.000+02:00We have a lot of those here in Austin, Texas, and ...We have a lot of those here in Austin, Texas, and not all of them are nocturnal. They visit most often at dusk. How wonderful that you had this visitor, and I'm impressed that caught pics of it the very first time you saw it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-58505147807389772132008-08-29T03:47:00.000+02:002008-08-29T03:47:00.000+02:00They are very fun to watch, but the variety here i...They are very fun to watch, but the variety here in Texas are 1) primarily nocturnal, and 2) the caterpillars are tomato hornworms, and can defoliate a tomato plant very, very quickly...Claudehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04568424354642247198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-77789917582937814342008-08-29T03:12:00.000+02:002008-08-29T03:12:00.000+02:00It's a pretty special moth! Don'y you love how it...It's a pretty special moth! Don'y you love how it darts about like a hummingbird...we have the same kind that Lisa has in her garden.<BR/><BR/>GailGailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16194325535496408116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-23911744540209784602008-08-29T01:34:00.000+02:002008-08-29T01:34:00.000+02:00Indeed it was a good omen, Ewa ...look how happy t...Indeed it was a good omen, Ewa ...look how happy the visit made you :)joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09569378877717221045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3138030898546469752.post-30713637139600988402008-08-29T00:35:00.000+02:002008-08-29T00:35:00.000+02:00You are lucky to see the beautiful Hummingbird Mot...You are lucky to see the beautiful Hummingbird Moth. We have a very similar moth here. It is in our garden every summer. Hopefully since this moth has found your garden it, or its offspring will visit every summer.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.com