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Hummingbird Hawk-moth Macroglossum stellarum
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This is a non-resident species, migrating from the continent to UK anytime from April to December but mostly from August. It is more likely to fly in the early evenings, rather than after dark, than most other UK Hawk-moths.
I had seen one flying, very briefly, inside our conservatory before it flew out of the open doorway. The next day (6 July) I found this one resting inside, on the white netting we use to diffuse the sunlight in the conservatory. I took some shots, Then I took it outside, in the hope of photographing it on a better background. That never really happened, its landing places including the rear bumper of my car, but mostly on the pale pink paint of the rendered wall of our house. It settled in three different places on the wall, including two high up. With it in that high position, I had to lean back (not recommended) from the top of a ladder to frame it. The moth remained there into well into the next morning.
EM-1, Kiron 105, f16, twin TTL RC flash, hand-held.
Harold
I had seen one flying, very briefly, inside our conservatory before it flew out of the open doorway. The next day (6 July) I found this one resting inside, on the white netting we use to diffuse the sunlight in the conservatory. I took some shots, Then I took it outside, in the hope of photographing it on a better background. That never really happened, its landing places including the rear bumper of my car, but mostly on the pale pink paint of the rendered wall of our house. It settled in three different places on the wall, including two high up. With it in that high position, I had to lean back (not recommended) from the top of a ladder to frame it. The moth remained there into well into the next morning.
EM-1, Kiron 105, f16, twin TTL RC flash, hand-held.
Harold
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