tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post5322156302045864711..comments2024-03-12T08:48:54.735-04:00Comments on Red and the Peanut: Hummingbird Clearwing Moth (Hemaris thysbe) and Snowberry Clearwing Hummingbird Moth (Hemaris diffinis)Kellyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-85751099892275122622012-11-27T17:56:49.707-05:002012-11-27T17:56:49.707-05:00I saw my first Hummingbird Moth a few years ago an...I saw my first Hummingbird Moth a few years ago and took pictures of it with my phone I had heard of them so I knew what it was, my son thought it was a big bee Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986946957846856211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-4363924933844817102012-11-27T17:55:27.990-05:002012-11-27T17:55:27.990-05:00I saw my first Hummingbird Moth a few years ago an...I saw my first Hummingbird Moth a few years ago and took pictures of it with my phone I had heard of them so I knew what it was, my son thought it was a big bee Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14986946957846856211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-47319048461760072452011-07-27T22:54:43.688-04:002011-07-27T22:54:43.688-04:00My husband took a picture of one of these snowberr...My husband took a picture of one of these snowberry moths on his cell phone and I was researching trying to find out what it was. Love the site. Our little moth looks just like the ones in your pictures. Never seen one before. Guess we have them now in Arkansas.LadyDi007https://www.blogger.com/profile/12920274258160144802noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-91117990804757024792009-08-06T23:03:45.405-04:002009-08-06T23:03:45.405-04:00Thanks for bring back the memory f when I first sa...Thanks for bring back the memory f when I first saw one. They are so fascinating different. Just sublime.Kim Bennetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07858955208613796773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-83012618635709222282009-08-06T18:39:20.520-04:002009-08-06T18:39:20.520-04:00Great shots. Those little rascal are hard to focus...Great shots. Those little rascal are hard to focus on.<br /><br />TroyTexas Travelershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16250697065385437368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-455788400342702282009-08-06T09:33:09.627-04:002009-08-06T09:33:09.627-04:00Rick....definitely! Let me know!Rick....definitely! Let me know!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-39360953546962641952009-08-05T21:22:20.588-04:002009-08-05T21:22:20.588-04:00Kelly,
These are cool little creatures. I'll ...Kelly,<br />These are cool little creatures. I'll never forget my first encounter. If you would like to know a place to shoot them locally, I know a good place.Rickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03828531809173021402noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-88728442909667633142009-08-05T09:59:27.392-04:002009-08-05T09:59:27.392-04:00Nature.....I just planted Bee Balm, zinnias, and o...Nature.....I just planted Bee Balm, zinnias, and others. I'm hoping they help attract them. thanks!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-14657882727893144902009-08-04T11:56:10.992-04:002009-08-04T11:56:10.992-04:00How exciting...I have only seen one once, years ag...How exciting...I have only seen one once, years ago. I wish I could attract them to my garden! What a treat.NW Nature Nuthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14274110274292106230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-79678860783182188042009-08-02T22:54:42.294-04:002009-08-02T22:54:42.294-04:00Betsy...you might now. That always seems the way. ...Betsy...you might now. That always seems the way. Once you hear about something, you start seeing it!<br /><br />Janice...thank you so much. I think I learn something with each post too! That's why I started blogging...to learn and to teach. I hope you see a common clearwing soon. Head out to a meadow or any field with wildflowers. I saw one at the local nursery in the Bee Balm section (I brought 4 plants home with me!). You'll have to take some photos of those dead branches so we can see what's perched there! :-)<br /><br />Chad...I love them too. I bet everyone remembers the first time they saw one because they are just so unique!<br /><br />Heather....cool...I'll have to check out your photos. That's awesome that the naturalist got back to you and confirmed what we suspected. Truly, the hemlock gorges at Hocking Hills are a treasure. I want to go back. You're so lucky you live there!!!<br /><br />Songbird....so many people have written that they remember their first sighting of the clearwing as well. Such a lovely little bug! Thanks you. I'm going to try to do a piece of artwork a week. I hope I can do it!<br /><br />Watcher...thanks for dropping by. I checked out your blog. It's very interesting too!<br /><br />Mona...I'll be watching for your Clearwings!! Thanks!!<br /><br />Steve...thanks for stopping by! My first time to see a Snowberry was this trip to Clear Creek Metro Parks. I'm going to start watching for them down here in Cincy too!<br /><br />Keith....thank you very much!!<br /><br />Linda....it probably was. It could also have been the Snowberry Clearwing. I think they have a greater population in the west than the common clearwings. They both look the same in flight. They are just so cool!!! I would have loved to have seen a swarm. I just saw mine one at a time! Thank you so much for your kind comments...<br /><br />Gabrielle...haha...flying shrimp. I think you're right! Now that would make a cute children's book!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-23832768821427432382009-08-02T22:34:37.036-04:002009-08-02T22:34:37.036-04:00LOVE these guys! Great photos. It is always a trea...LOVE these guys! Great photos. It is always a treat to see them. They look so much like hummingbirds, but don't you think they look a little like flying shrimp, too?Gabriellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15086855019663714453noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-77030272174830004252009-08-02T18:50:07.310-04:002009-08-02T18:50:07.310-04:00Wow! You just get better and better.
Doing what...Wow! You just get better and better. <br />Doing what you love brings out your best.<br />Those pictures are pure magic!<br /><br />Years ago we were camping in the Steins Mts. in early September and just at dusk, we saw a swarm of something that moved like hummingbirds, sounded like hummingbirds, the size of hummingbirds, but in the dying light we could puzzle out giant moth bodies. We were mystified as to what they were. <br /><br />Could they have been Clearwings? That's Eastern Oregon. I'd never seen such beautiful little creatures until your pictures.Linda McGearyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03018571975106229102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-593610397072257102009-08-02T15:02:04.038-04:002009-08-02T15:02:04.038-04:00What a beauty. That 4th one down is a stunner Kell...What a beauty. That 4th one down is a stunner Kelly. Great captures.holdingmomentshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16455039696354576430noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-9384831203714388662009-08-02T13:14:50.258-04:002009-08-02T13:14:50.258-04:00Kelly, Thanks for visiting my Blue Jay Barrens blo...Kelly, Thanks for visiting my Blue Jay Barrens blog. I love to watch Hummingbird Clearwings, but I've never seen the Snowberry. It'll make Clearwing watching more interesting now that I know there's another species I might observe.Steve Willsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02098584432333519732noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-61320726553845040432009-08-02T10:52:25.780-04:002009-08-02T10:52:25.780-04:00Wonderful! Your post reminded me of some photos of...Wonderful! Your post reminded me of some photos of a "clearwing" I took last summer. I'll post some tomorrow.Montanagirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16428565909247665015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-4749729346511647002009-08-02T09:44:11.315-04:002009-08-02T09:44:11.315-04:00Very interesting blog.Very interesting blog.The Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350206851612868600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-25163531417982632352009-08-02T09:08:31.733-04:002009-08-02T09:08:31.733-04:00What a fascinating and lovely creature it is Kelly...What a fascinating and lovely creature it is Kelly and you have captured it beautifully, we have the similar Humming Bird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) which I have only seen once but what a sighting it was! I was entranced to see it glide into the garden and examine all the flowers and although it was some years ago I have never forgotten it.<br />I also loved your sketch on the previous post, I am so envious, I really,really wish I could do that!ShySongbirdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08148381873578585910noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-52904021682854761952009-08-01T20:12:38.867-04:002009-08-01T20:12:38.867-04:00These images are so sharp and clear - really fanta...These images are so sharp and clear - really fantastic. Interestingly enough, I just photographed one of these guys myself this afternoon! Sure enough, it was enjoying some Bee Balm along the roadside. <br />By the way, I finally heard back from the naturalist at Hocking Hills, and he confirmed that the Hermit Thrushes are nesting there, and said they do so every year.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15791185232391134319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-83718178326530705962009-08-01T11:18:46.783-04:002009-08-01T11:18:46.783-04:00Very awesome pictures. I love these Moths... so m...Very awesome pictures. I love these Moths... so many people have never seen these. My aunt called me a couple of weeks ago so excited that she saw one.Chadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05366027359523309604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-53135677822119609872009-08-01T11:00:32.152-04:002009-08-01T11:00:32.152-04:00Kelly, you have had so many wonderful posts lately...Kelly, you have had so many wonderful posts lately, I can't keep up with you. I always learn something from you. <br /><br />I have never seen the clearwing moths, but now know more what to look for. I loved your post about the goldfinch and the thistle also, and the remarkable perfect timing of the silks and seeds becoming available for the use of the goldfinch just when they need it....blessings from their Creator.<br /><br />Oh, by the way, I also have some dead trees/branches. I need to remember to look up more to see what might be sitting on them. <br /><br />Have a beautiful day....Janice Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07795812571288753785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-8553158790084873282009-08-01T10:30:16.545-04:002009-08-01T10:30:16.545-04:00Beautiful pictures, Kelly... I've never seen n...Beautiful pictures, Kelly... I've never seen nor heard of such a thing. SO interesting.<br /><br />We're headed to Florida. Be home about the 9th... Have a great week.<br />Hugs,<br />BetsyBetsy Banks Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16223591156634767330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-23192351637035704842009-08-01T09:45:21.381-04:002009-08-01T09:45:21.381-04:00Elaine....isn't it funny. If it's big and ...Elaine....isn't it funny. If it's big and buzzes...you never know! :-) I love these faux hummingbirds. They are gorgeous and fun to watch.<br /><br />Frank...I hope a get to see a few more this season. They really are unique. I'm going to keep my eye out for dead trees in the wild and see what I can do. I'm shooting for the last day of August. I just hope I can remember!<br /><br />Sue....I had to laugh.....I bet a lot of us have memories of our first encounters with these cuties. As for the photos....i have about 60 that are nothing but blurs!! I've seen better photos of these guys, but that's okay. I loved every second I spend photographing them. I was with them for a long time.<br /><br />Chris....thank you. They are cool...such a combination of characteristics!<br /><br />Suz...thank you! <br /><br />Adrienne...thank you very much. (You should see all the bad shots!!) It's so cool how this little guy is so unique you remember you first encounter...like it was burned in your brain! <br /><br />Roy...thank you! I know I did hold my breath a lot until I had to step back and breath deeply for a while! I was hand-holding the 200mm with the 2x TC, and it seems when I hold my breath I'm a touch more still.<br /><br />Jayne....soooo interesting. Thank you!Kellyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02263405659108175434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-69910628636884989252009-08-01T09:19:51.967-04:002009-08-01T09:19:51.967-04:00They really are so interesting, aren't they? ...They really are so interesting, aren't they? Wonderful photos of them Kelly!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14057094040409159429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-33360599614817978272009-08-01T08:30:57.490-04:002009-08-01T08:30:57.490-04:00Fantastic images Kelly. Very difficult to achieve....Fantastic images Kelly. Very difficult to achieve.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7981450248684029870.post-54226110052032464212009-08-01T08:15:16.405-04:002009-08-01T08:15:16.405-04:00Kelly, your photography continutes to amaze me. T...Kelly, your photography continutes to amaze me. These are wonderful shots! I've never seen the smaller Snowberry one before. I do remember the first time I saw the larger one though. My mom and I were out by the pool and one flew in to nectar on her hosta blooms. "Did you see that bug that flies like a hummingbird?!!" she said as it buzzed by her. It was funny, but we didn't find out it was a moth until some time later.Adrienne Zwarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15399915534602362046noreply@blogger.com