Having topped up the feeders earlier in the morning I was surprised how quiet the garden had become, apart from some chatter from the old flowering cherry the garden was deserted. Closer inspection of a "pigeon" perched up in the branches gave the reason - a Sparrowhawk obviously looking for a mid-morning snack.
Later in the day, a hawk of a different kind, a Hummingbird Hawk-moth, Macroglossum stellatarum, rapidly flitting from flower to flower and not really coming close.
The last one looks close ?
ReplyDeleteHi Mike
Deletebit of a heavy crop from a shot taken with the 180mm macro - would have liked it a bit nearer and in the sun. Pleased to get it though as I have been looking for ages.
Dave