Dragonflies, Hummingbird Moth

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blue darter, dragonfly, hummingbird moth, photography, postaday, red-tailed darter

I went to the Lotus pond again this year. It no longer has any pink or red Lotus, and now every flower is white. While taking pictures of the flowers, I noticed many dragonflies fluttering about and switched to photographing them.

As usual, there were many Blue Darters.

Blue Darter dragonfly.

Then a couple of dragonflies with a reddish orange tail flew by. I am going to call it a Red-tailed Darter, but if you know the correct name, be sure to let me know. It is about 30% larger than the Blue Darter, and I did not see them land on any plant or anything else.

Red-tailed Darter.

Then as I was taking a shot of a Lotus flower, a rare Hummingbird Moth flew toward it.

Hummingbird Moth.

Finally, a couple more shots of the dragonflies.

Blue Darter.

Red-tailed Darter.

Hummingbird Moth

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hummingbird moth, photography, postaday

It looks like the Hummingbirds are gone. The nectar feeder has been hanging unused for the past two days, and I will soon put it away for this year.

Last week, while I was taking photos of Swallowtail butterflies, I heard a humming sound and saw something hovering among the flowers. It was a Hummingbird Moth, an insect which can flap its wings very fast, fly and hover almost like a Hummingbird. It never stayed in one place for very long, making it hard to photograph.

Hummingbird Moth.

Hummingbird Moth. Some say that it also looks like a Hummingbird.

Hummingbird Moth using its proboscis for feeding on nectar.