Saturday, 30 June 2012

The eyes have it

A fabulous visitor to the garden today was this splendid Eyed Hawk-moth.

If disturbed it flashes these 'eyes' and rocks to and fro!
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22 comments:

  1. TexWisGirl30 June 2012 at 12:56

    how beautiful. love the 'fur' that moths have. :)

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    1. Jerry30 June 2012 at 13:09

      Thanks TexWisGirl, yes moth's bodies can be amazingly fuffy,

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  2. Rita Vaselli30 June 2012 at 13:15

    Jerry,you are bringing me to love MOTH!SO beautiful in these pictures!Thanks!

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    1. Jerry30 June 2012 at 13:17

      Glad I'm winning you over to moths Rita.

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  3. FAB30 June 2012 at 14:11

    Whow ... that's some visitor. I've not seen one for a long time.

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  4. Tammy30 June 2012 at 17:56

    Beautiful capture! That is some "eye"!

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    1. Jerry1 July 2012 at 04:06

      Thanks Tammy, yes it's a fabulous creature!

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  5. John1 July 2012 at 00:47

    Lovely looking moth Jerry! Looks absolutely massive on that flower!
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    1. Jerry1 July 2012 at 03:50

      Cheers John, it was huge - the 'monks-head' fowers are themselves very large, similar to Delphiniums.

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  6. Breathtaking1 July 2012 at 03:40

    This is not something you see every day.What a splendid find and capture!
    The last photo of the eye is so beautiful.

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    1. Jerry1 July 2012 at 03:51

      Thank you Breathtaking, I was lucky to get the sunlight shine through its wing.

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  7. ShySongbird1 July 2012 at 04:40

    Goodness, what a spectacular creature! It looks huge!!! I would love to see one. I was going to say well spotted but you couldn't really miss it could you ;-)

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    1. Jerry1 July 2012 at 12:37

      Jan - the wing span was easily three inches across!

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  8. Sonia Aguiar1 July 2012 at 10:04

    Interesante blog Jerry. Seguiré tus entradas con interes. Gracias por ser miembro de mi blog.¡Un abrazo!

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    1. Jerry1 July 2012 at 12:47

      Thank you Sonia, I found your blog via Jane and loved your art especially 'The Little Chair'.

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  9. Jane3 July 2012 at 01:49

    WOW, two beautiful shots , this is true summer !!

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    1. Jerry3 July 2012 at 10:48

      Thanks Jane, I'm afraid our wildlife is the only thing that is telling us it's Summer!

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  10. Bob Bushell3 July 2012 at 12:58

    It is beautiful, especially the eyes.

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    1. Jerry3 July 2012 at 15:27

      Bob, it never ceases to amaze me what's out there in our gardens.

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  11. Julie Hargreaves12 July 2012 at 05:14

    Thats just beautiful i have never seen one

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    1. Jerry12 July 2012 at 09:59

      Julie, I'm glad you enjoyed looking at this one. I have just looked at your blog - what fabulous pictures of fabulous locations - I'll definitely be looking in regularly!

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