A large bee spotted outside the Mairie's office. There are some really inventive displays around Geneva which are changed out with the seasons. I particularly like the planting displays on the roundabouts - a life size tractor made out of plants and flowers was one I saw recently but I couldn't stop anywhere near to take the photo!
Spotted in our garden about two weeks ago was this strange looking thing. I thought at first it was a bee but when I Googled it, I discovered it is in fact a Hummingbird Moth. I thought too that it might have been the one and only time I'd see it but I saw it again yesterday and twice today. It likes these flowers especially. I just loved the colours and the way they blend from yellow to deep red, it never occured to me that it would attract such interesting insects.
It was only after looking at the photos that I could see the length of it's proboscis. It's curled in the top photo and here I could see why it appeared to be hovering so far away from the flowers. There are tons more buds on the plant so hopefully it will be a regular visitor in our garden.
3 comments:
Gorgeous pictures, Felicity! You are lucky that your town/area takes such a pride in its flora. I'd have thought that was a bee too :)
We have hummingbird moths in Idaho too. My dad first found out about them when he decided to hang baskets of fuchsias around his patio. People kept looking at him askance when he tried to tell them about this thing that looks like a hummingbird but isn't - Dad was known for his tall tales. They are really quite something.
Thanks Janet! The architecture may not be up to much but the diplays make up for it!
Sheila, funny you should say that because the rest of the family didn't quite believe me either! I'm glad I managed to get some photos to prove it!
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