It's a flying crawdad. They are rare but delicious. On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:31 PM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: > On 8/15/2012 12:26 PM, Matthew Hunt wrote: >> >> On Wed, Aug 15, 2012 at 1:20 PM, Walt Gilbert <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> So, I took the K20D with the Promaster 70-300 out this morning to work on >>> my manual focusing skills, and happened to catch this out of the corner >>> of >>> my eye -- thinking it was a hummingbird. The thing is pretty damned >>> sizable. >>> >>> http://www.flickriver.com/photos/walt_gilbert/7789467090/ >>> ISO 320, 1/180, f/7.1 >> >> I think it's a sphynx moth... they are noted for their resemblance to >> hummingbirds. One species is even called the "Hummingbird Hawk Moth." >> >> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sphingidae >> >> Nice shot of it! >> > Thanks, Matthew! I'd have never guessed it was a moth, but based on this, I > suspect you're right on the money: > > http://www.wunderground.com/wximage/viewsingleimage.html?mode=singleimage&handle=novembergale&number=214 > > I'm just glad I got a cool-looking one. > > Thanks again! > > -- Walt > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions.
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