SuePermann
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I posted this yesterday but possibly under the wrong forum! So I'm posting again in the hope that someone can help!.
"Hi all. My son told me that, a few days ago, he saw a hummingbird hovering outside the sitting room window. He said it was blue, was hovering at an absolute standstill with it's wings appearing as "just a line" because they were beating so fast. He said it was bird-sized, had a long beak, slightly curved and was hovering in an upright position. It hovered outside the window looking in (!), flitted to another corner and hovered for a few minutes then shot off in the air.
Now, my first thought was hummingbird moth but this just doesn't seem to fit the bill. He insists that there was a definite blue colour and estimates it was around 4-5" long.
This was on one of the really hot days we had recently so I'm wondering whether it's just escaped from somewhere!
Any ideas??! Has anyone else seen one in the Shepton Mallet area of Somerset on 8th August?"
Thank you!
"Hi all. My son told me that, a few days ago, he saw a hummingbird hovering outside the sitting room window. He said it was blue, was hovering at an absolute standstill with it's wings appearing as "just a line" because they were beating so fast. He said it was bird-sized, had a long beak, slightly curved and was hovering in an upright position. It hovered outside the window looking in (!), flitted to another corner and hovered for a few minutes then shot off in the air.
Now, my first thought was hummingbird moth but this just doesn't seem to fit the bill. He insists that there was a definite blue colour and estimates it was around 4-5" long.
This was on one of the really hot days we had recently so I'm wondering whether it's just escaped from somewhere!
Any ideas??! Has anyone else seen one in the Shepton Mallet area of Somerset on 8th August?"
Thank you!