Wild Wild Woods: moth

A sunny late-summer afternoon at the edge of the woods . . . this White-lined Sphinx Moth Hyles lineata joined the butterflies scouting nectar from the various blossoms. At first we mistook it for a hummingbird; it gracefully flexed its body and "tail" as it moved among the blooms.

About this blog "Wild Wild Woods"

Through 2018, the posts on "wild wild woods" were photos taken in my bird garden and a set-aside strip of land that was the old fence row when the suburban lots in my neighborhood were farmed land. That wooded area sheltered a variety of plants and wildlife among the trees, understory, and a brushpile.

Now, my windows look out on a pond.

My new location is another former farm field that became a neighborhood. Fortunately, the wetland was preserved. It includes a pond surrounded by wildflowers, grasses, reeds, and a few trees.

I am pleased to observe and enjoy these places for birds, critters, and plants of central Minnesota.

Wild Wild Woods

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10/03/2013

moth

A sunny late-summer afternoon at the edge of the woods . . . this White-lined Sphinx Moth Hyles lineata joined the butterflies scouting nectar from the various blossoms. At first we mistook it for a hummingbird; it gracefully flexed its body and "tail" as it moved among the blooms.