Ha! There is a definite crawdad-like look about it, isn't there?
-- Walt
On 8/15/2012 12:39 PM, Steven Desjardins wrote:
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
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