Edited by Richard Walker, Sunday 19 April 2026 at 12:43
Another photo from my brother. A Hummingbird Hawk Moth in his garden. These insects are notoriously hard to photograph because they flit quickly from one blossom to the next and it's hard to anticipate their next move.
If you look carefully you can see it\s using its extended proboscis to drink nectar from the flower.
Amazingly these insects are summer visitors who migrate here from Southern Europe. They seem to be becoming commoner in the UK and it's thought they might be starting to become resident here as a result of climate change.
Hummingbird Hawk Moth - A Summer Visitor
Another photo from my brother. A Hummingbird Hawk Moth in his garden. These insects are notoriously hard to photograph because they flit quickly from one blossom to the next and it's hard to anticipate their next move.
If you look carefully you can see it\s using its extended proboscis to drink nectar from the flower.
Amazingly these insects are summer visitors who migrate here from Southern Europe. They seem to be becoming commoner in the UK and it's thought they might be starting to become resident here as a result of climate change.