Macroglossum stellatarum - Resting

This little gem was sitting on the mailbox waiting to welcome us home after a short holiday :o)
Had seen one of these bumping about in the garden a week before, but didn't have an opportunity to take pictures, so here it is to complement the overview for 504Jane's garden , as well as that there was no image with wings closed on JD jet ...

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Ferdy Christant

Lion

Tell Jane that Jane's garden was a joy for many! Posted 4 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  She says "thanks, Ferdy" :o) Posted 4 years ago

Christine Young

Lion

Arp, can you please add the geotag? Thanks :) Posted 4 years ago
1. Pudding4brains
  
  Lion
  
  Never a problem Christine :o) I've set the country on this one as many, many geotags on one small area tend to get a tad overwhelming (and sloooowww to set) when it is like 50-100+ Posted 4 years ago
2. 1. Christine Young
    
    Lion
    
    Oh really? I didn't know that about the geotags clogging up a location. I have a ton in certain locations. Perhaps, I should just put the state sometimes then. Posted 4 years ago
  2. 1. Pudding4brains
      
      Lion
      
      Well, maybe it is just my PC or internet connection being slow, but when I have like 100 pins in a small area and I want to add another geotag for a new photo, then every zooming step takes "forever" to complete while google is putting all the pins on the map. So I've decided that if I have a tag like 221Alerdinck or 504Jane's garden it really doesn't add a lot more info to the image if I geotag it as well, so I just take a shortcut and just set the country in addition to the tag. Posted 4 years ago
    2. 1. Christine Young
        
        Lion
        
        Makes sense.
        
        Posted 4 years ago

The Hummingbird hawk-moth

The hummingbird hawk-moth is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution.

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