Walking the Crosstimbers
Snowberry clearwing -- Hemaris diffinis
Posted by Earnest (Oklahoma, United States) on 17 August 2009 in Animal & Insect and Portfolio.
Buttonbush Series
...a moth...
I hope you enjoyed the viewing... Have a great day!
Marilla from Turku, Finland
Interesting photo - the moth flying and the green ball shooting its red arrows. Very nice!
17 Aug 2009 8:35am
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good morning Earnest,
This butterfly looks like a Taubenschwänzler. This butterfly I've seen on our flowers. He flies like a hummingbird from flower to flower and stretches out its little proboscis to suck nectar. It is very difficult to photograph him. Congratulations on this beautiful recording. Dear greetings Christel
17 Aug 2009 9:43am
@Christel: Yes, that is exactly what this moth does!
Linda from Riga/Sigulda, Latvia
beautiful. superb composition with selective focus, love the brigth warm colours
17 Aug 2009 9:45am
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
What an amazing moment you have caught . . so many secrets of Nature in this one frame.
17 Aug 2009 9:48am
Eric Fry from Houston, TX, United States
I love this, Ernie! Catching the moth and the falling petals...fantastic!
17 Aug 2009 10:09am
@Eric Fry: Thanks, Eric. I have to confess that when I first viewed this off my camera it was astonished at catching the falling florets but on looking at the second and other frames I noticed that the florets seemed to be suspended -- on close inspection I discovered that they were stuck in a very fine spider web. The whole thing was set up for me by mother nature!
Elora from Genoa, Italy
ah these hawkmoths are very difficult to photograph! well done!!!
17 Aug 2009 12:27pm
Bookfool from Mississippi, United States
Goodness. You weren't kidding when you said that button bush was covered with life. This one's really great because of that glow behind him, the wing movement and those falling petals. Wow!
17 Aug 2009 2:17pm
@Bookfool: Thanks but see my confession to Eric about those falling petals....
MJ from Delaware, United States
great capture... really nice colors...great composition
17 Aug 2009 6:56pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados
Wish one day you could become into a God of Flower or Nature! Bravo!
17 Aug 2009 6:59pm
@flyingwind风飞扬: Thank you so much. I would be glad to assist but I don't think being a god would be a very good job!
lucid from Toronto, Canada
Amazing focus and the colours and just so pretty. Great job!
17 Aug 2009 9:21pm
@lucid: Thanks very much!
Bookfool from Mississippi, United States
It only feels like cheating. Gotta love it when Mom Nature sets things up for you, like that!
17 Aug 2009 10:26pm
@Bookfool: Well, I didn't say that I wouldn't take the credit...
Betty from New Jersey, United States
Beautiful the way the florets frame the moth. Fantastic composition! I've posted some shots of my 2007 balloon ride for you, Earnest. A view of the fair from above. Today and Wednesday.
18 Aug 2009 12:33am
@Betty: Thanks, Betty!
Nadia Olisa from Canberra, Australia
i think this is my favourite shot!! you captured it perfectly!! and i lovelovelove the colours too! :) great work!!
18 Aug 2009 2:04am
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
The insects really seem to like this plant.
31 Aug 2009 4:57pm
@Anita: I happened to find one of the first to bloom of the many others available near the waters in our area - it drew insects like a magnet!
