Although this posting isn't about a bird, it's close! On Monday, my husband and I noticed what we thought was a very large bee visiting the pink petunias planted near our garage. Looking closer, we saw it wasn't a bee, and now seemed to resemble a small hummingbird. We knew it was neither, especially because its wings were transparent and the feather-like covering on its body was not feathers. It was a Hummingbird Moth, of course, and a first-time sighting for us. A beautiful little creature. Are they common?
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