Alin, While shooting butterflies at an outdoor garden center last summer, I came across the same critter. It took some review at home to figure out it was not a hummingbird, but a moth. They do mimic the hummingbird's flight.
I don't know what their range in North America is, but they survive near me in Chicago where winter typically reach -10 degrees F (-25 deg C). Regards, Bob S [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What seems remarkable to me is that I took this picture at 1400 m > altitude (4600 feet), where winters used to be long and harsh until > no further than 10 years ago. The fact that this is the third summer > that I constantly see the moth in the same location only, suggests > that the species has naturalized and what I observe now are the > descendants that manage to survive the winter in their cocoons. > As the species prefers the warmer regions, it might be another > indication of a warming climate.
