PhotoDiary: 29/06/2018 In the garden.

Friday, June 29, 2018

29/06/2018 In the garden.

Maximum temperature today 29C, minimum 18C. Dry; 12 km/h North Easterly winds with up to 31 km/h gusts.

Bee on the lavender...

As above.

Meadow brown (Maniola jurtina).

Hoverfly on the potato flowers.

As above.

Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum)...

As above...

As above.

What I believe to be a noctuid moth but I am not sure which one.

I have a few photos ready from 'around and about' that I will try to put on the blog tomorrow if time allows. We are away on Sunday 1 July to the following Sunday, and out of WiFi contact, so I hope to be back blogging around the 9th or 10th of July. Meanwhile, all take care and enjoy the following week

N.B. My bird blog is updated HERE

Part 13 of the birds seen in Africa.

8 comments:

SallyJune 29, 2018 at 11:02 PM
Beautiful photo's; I love the purple!

Hope your time away will be a good one, Diane.

xoxo
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Marie SmithJune 29, 2018 at 11:03 PM
Enjoy the break Diane. That hawk moth is quite something!
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David M. Gascoigne,June 30, 2018 at 1:03 AM
That Hummingbird Hawkmoth is quite incredible. I have only ever seen one of them. Enjoy your time away, Diane.
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Gloria BakerJune 30, 2018 at 1:39 AM
always yours pictures are wonderful Diane, look beautiful. Have a nice weekend!
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Emma SpringfieldJune 30, 2018 at 2:10 AM
Ooooh you got some great pictures of the hummingbird moth. That is not an easy thing to do.
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diane bJune 30, 2018 at 7:21 AM
Fabulous macro shots. You must have a steady hand. Have fun on your trip away.
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JoyfulJune 30, 2018 at 8:11 AM
some wonderful photos. I've never seen of nor heard of the hummingbird hawk moth. Very interesting. Enjoy your time away.
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PamJuly 1, 2018 at 5:01 PM
First time I ever saw a hummingbird moth was many years ago sitting on the deck one evening. I had moon vine growing up the side of the deck and it came by...I thought I was seeing things, I had NEVER knew about them. Later I had one of my butterfly bush, which reminds me I don't remember when I lost that bush. Might need to invest in another one. Have a great day.
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29/06/2018 In the garden.

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