6/23/23

 TGIF, it's Friday!  It's also a double digit day!  😁 It's also time for bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!  Today's image with lovely bokeh is one of a Clearwing Moth that I was able to capture recently.  I had several visiting the Milkweed that I planted for Monarchs but all kinds of bees, moths and butterflies are enjoying it as well.

8/26/21

 The Ironweed is in bloom and is a nature magnet.  I have seen Skippers and small butterflies and this Clearwing Moth enjoying it.  I was able to get fairly close with this shot so I was pretty happy with it.

8/9/21

 While I was at Hershey Gardens this guy was pointed out to me when I was photographing the Globe Thistles.  I had my macro lens on at the time so I couldn't get as close as I would have liked without scaring it off.  I thought this one turned out fairly well though.  It's a Clearwing Moth, very fun creatures to watch move around the plants.  It was enjoying a Butterfly Bush.

5/21/21

 It's Friday and a double digit day, sort of.  😀  My Lilacs are basically all done now due to the large rains washing all the blooms off.  My very fragrant ones attracted this Clearwing Moth one day while I was over by them and I was able to get several shots of it.  Another bloom was providing the bokeh because it's also about the bokeh because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

1/29/21

 This is another image of one of the cool Clearwing Moths I saw at my Lantana flowers this summer.  They feed on flowers just like tiny Hummingbirds the way they hover around them.  They are very difficult to catch, you need a fast shutter speed.  And, of course, due to the lovely bokeh made by the flowers in the background I chose this photo for today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!

9/15/20

 This is another neat visitor I had in my yard recently.  This is a Clearwing Moth visiting the Lantana flowers one afternoon.  

12/19/19

Going back to a late summer day with today's image.  This is a Snowberry Clear Wing Moth that was enjoying the Ironweed blooms.  Ironweed was quite popular with all kinds of insects for me this year.  It is in the Sunflower family so maybe tastes good.  😀

9/3/19

The Ironweed was quite popular this year.  Soon the Autumn Sedum will bloom and that is a popular one too.  I saw my first Clearwing Moth of the year taking in the blooms about a week ago now. 

3/15/18

Last day of working and posting late.  Yay.  Found this one in the archives.  An older shot I got of a Clearwing Moth enjoying the blooms of a Milkweed plant.

10/9/17

I bought a Penta plant this spring for the first time for some color on the deck and it was a great choice.  It has drawn in a lot of different types of creatures from Praying Mantis to butterflies to moths like this one.  This is a Snowberry Clearwing Moth enjoying the blooms one day a few weeks ago.

7/28/17

Woohoo, we finally had a refreshing morning!  Looks like cooler temps for a bit too, nice.  My image today is another for National Moth Week.  This is a Snowberry Clearwing that came to visit the Milkweed that I transplanted due to the road construction and was able to keep alive and it came back this year.  I did it for the Monarchs and so far they have not found but other creatures in nature have enjoyed them so still a win.  This image is best viewed large by clicking on it so you can see all the hairs and such on the moth.  Amazing what you can capture in a photo sometimes that you don't see with your eye.

5/11/17

Well, we got rain this morning which was nice except it poured pretty hard, I would rather it was slower.  At least I get a bit of a break from watering my new plants.  😄  I saw this guy flying around and enjoying the Salvia last week.  I believe it is called a Snowberry Clearwing Moth.  It was fun to watch it hovering around and drinking nectar with that long tongue.