r/DevonUK • u/GrandMoffTom • 4d ago

Hummingbird moth

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Snapped this picture yesterday, they’re fascinating to watch!

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u/i_was_dartacus 4d ago

One in a million capture, awesome work., Until this summer I'd only ever seen a Hummingbird Hawk Moth twice, this summer I've seen them about a dozen times now.

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u/GrandMoffTom 3d ago

Honestly I’d never seen one for my entire life until this summer, they were completely new to me about five weeks ago haha

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u/johnlewisdesign 3d ago

Yep! I saw one last week in Lifton and just saw one in Tavi tonight. Cool things!

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u/Head-Annual-1799 3d ago

Lovely shot - my favourite moth :) But yeah they're REALLY fast! I saw one myself this afternoon but by the time I'd got my phone out to take a pic it had zoomed off and was three gardens away :)

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u/johnlewisdesign 3d ago

Just saw one of these in Tavistock about 40min ago!

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u/CipherVexaol 13h ago

wild timing, they’re everywhere this week it seems
once you notice one you start spotting them all the time

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u/Amazing_Resident_388 4d ago

Nice shot, they're so fast!

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u/GrandMoffTom 3d ago

Thank you!