Proof of the climatechange... In my garden!

[Omag 2.0]

Those of you who expected to see shots of my girlfriend sunbathing in a G-string, I'll have to dissapoint!

I'm talking butterflies here!

This is the colibri butterfly, or Macroglossum stellatarum. It's a butterfly that travels over great distances and originates in southern Europe and North Africa. Lately they come up north in greater numbers!

They are really cool, look a bit like colibri's and make a loud hummingsound with their little wings...

Difficult to catch on camera, as it moves constantly!









I saw it for the first time in the south of France, but they seem to like my belgian flowers too...


Cheers,

Omag

[cspyro21]

Strange-looking things.

Nice pics Omag, nicely captured!

[Hagar]

Like tiny humming birds. Fascinating. Nicely done old chap.

[C]

Well taken shots. Brilliant...

[Woodlouse2002]

Very good. And interesting. Looks like a Moth to me though.

[Willit Run]

Great Shots, Kris!!

[Hagar]

Looks like a Moth to me though.

It is. The Humming Bird Hawk Moth. http://www.rspb.org.uk/gardens/guide/atoz/h/hummingbirdhawkmoth.asp

De Havilland named an aircraft after it. http://www.edcoatescollection.com/ac1/austu/vhunw.html

[Woodlouse2002]

In which case I'm not sure whether it's better than the monsterous great pink moth I saw at the window a few weeks ago.

[yaarpanjabi]

It requires a GREAT amount of skill to capture something like that . . I admire that! Beautiful shots!

[Medevac71]

I've seen one of those strange thing here in Germany in my garden too.
I've never seen one like this before

[Omag 2.0]

It's only since 2 years I see them here in Belgium... wicked, isn't it?

[killerbunny]

Brilliant, truly brilliant!