One of the things I had wanted to do on vacation was film a hummingbird in slow-motion. Alas, I did not see any visiting the feeder I set up . Our condo was not situated in a good spot; location, location, location.
However, I thought I had hit the jackpot while out geocaching one day, when I stopped to film some butterflies and bees pollinating some flowers. It looked like a small hummingbird.
This is probably a hummingbird clearwing moth, Hemaris thysbe.
I have never seen anything like that before. Do you have a higher resolution video somewhere? I’d love to see it. By the way where was this taken? I’m a geocacher and love it when people share things they find while out.
Thanks for sharing something beautiful and interesting!
This was on one of the Chautauqua rails-to-trails paths near Mayville, NY. That’s the best resolution I can offer, which is the tradeoff of being able to afford a slo-mo camera.
Thanks for the info. I’m probably not going to make it to NY anytime soon, but I’ll definetly put it on my bucket list! Thanks for the video. It still is an amazing sight.