It is NOT a hummingbird.
It is a While-lined Sphinx Hummingbird MOTH!
Eeeewwww... a moth?!
Thanks to my Aunt Cherri who had come across one of these in her yard and researched this strange thing already!
Here's what I found out:
These moths are often mistaken for hummingbirds.
Hummingbirds do not have striped backs.
They do not usually appear to be brown.
They will not let you approach them to get a closer look.
If you believe you saw a brown, striped hummingbird, you probably saw the perfect hummingbird look-a-like.
Hummingbird moths have disappointed many people who believed that they were seeing their first hummingbird.
Huh... who woulda thunk?!
1 comment:
My mom has hummingbird feeders hanging from the eaves of her house. I see them every time I am there in the summer. But I rarely get to see wings! LOL
Cool Moth though...was that at your house or at reptile gardens?
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