Hummingbird Clearwing Moths!

[rosko]

A delightful series !

Very good job showing the subject under different direction of light.

I always prefer back lit ones.

I didn't see any of these moths this year...

Francis.

[Jakov Minić]

Øivind, you even make moths look good!

[Erik Lund]

Very nicely captured! Thanks for sharing

[Øivind Tøien]

Thanks Rosko and Jacob and Erik. Yes backlight is always wonderful, and challenging not getting the sun rays hit the front element of the 300PF.

Jacob, these are not going to eat your wool sweater any time soon  . They are very useful pollinators, and the caterpillars are plant eaters.

[Akira]

These are superb captures, Øivind!  I can see the body of this unique creature from different angles.  Thank you for sharing!

[Øivind Tøien]

These are superb captures, Øivind!  I can see the body of this unique creature from different angles.  Thank you for sharing!

Thanks for your kind comment Akira. The different angles are facilitated by the way the Clearwings tend to circle their way around strands of lilacs.

[Bill De Jager]

Øivind, I finally had a look at your photos here and I'm amazed.  Excellent work and thank you for sharing them!  I also really enjoyed the slow-motion video.

[Øivind Tøien]

Thanks Bill for the kind words. Yes, although the quality of the high speed video capture on the 1 series Nikon is not the greatest, it is a nice tool to explore the small world where things tend to happen really fast.

[armando_m]

Impressive shots

[Øivind Tøien]

Thanks Armando.

[Peter Connan]

Stunning shots!

[Øivind Tøien]

Thanks for the enthusiastic comment Peter.

[Frank Fremerey]

phantastic work. I know how fast they are. This is a real challenge