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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jivegirl75" data-source="post: 2481964" data-attributes="member: 110662">Hummingbird Hawk MothThis very evening I witnessed my first ever Hummingbird Hawk moth.  I thought it was a hummingbird yet it wasn't as loud as a hummingbird...it was almost silent just like a butterfly it flew on centimeters from my face.  I tried to take multiple photos as it was not shy about my presence as I tried to document the amazing creature I was lucky enough to witness.  I will be returning tomorrow night to the front garden of my apartment building where I witnessed the moth this evening.  I watched while it was sucking sap from flowers and moving to and from them in a very fast hovering flutter just like a hummingbird.  I knew it being night it was very unlikely to be a bird at all and it flew so close and its eyes glowed so bright in the camera flash just like a dog or racoons eyes glow at night when light catches them at the right angle.  It was so vibrant in colours I hope that I am able to get better pictures with a camera better than my blackberry camera which is too slow.</blockquote>