The last couple of evenings I have been able to see and capture a White-lined Sphinx moth visiting my Surprise Lilies. They come at dusk and getting a photo is challenging as they move so fast and the light is not very good. My phone does a really good job of capturing video of them though and I have a very short video of it HERE pollinating these flowers as it gets something to eat.
Happy Monday and happy new week! Starting off the week with a flower that is already putting up it's leaves for the year. This is a Surprise Lily after a rain. The leaves have been coming up for over 2 weeks already. They started the week after the below zero weather as we were in the 60s then. It's been yoyoing between normal and cold but nothing crazy like we had. The leaves die off during the summer and then in late July through August the flowers appear and it is quite the lovely surprise to see them.
Today's image is another from a visit from a large White Lined Sphinx Moth. It was visiting my Surprise Lilies and I was able to get a few images of it of which this is one. They are also known as Hummingbird Moths because their movements are very similar as is their size.
I finally was able to see an photograph a Sphinx Moth at my Surprise Lilies. The Lilies have been blooming for several days and I have been checking in the evenings as that has been when I have seen them and was finally rewarded on Tuesday. These moths are quite large and remind of Hummingbirds and are difficult to capture as they move around a lot. I am always happy when I can get a decent capture of one.
It's Friday, TGIF! My Surprise Lilies are starting to bloom. These are the first ones to emerge and open up. I hope they bring the Hummingbird Moths again. I chose this image for today because of the lovely bubbly bokeh it has because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
My Surprise Lilies really surprised me this year. About 3 of them came up and I thought that would be it. We had a rain about a week and a half ago and a whole bunch more popped up. The Sphinx Moths were really enjoying them and were quickly flitting about and dipping inside for some nectar. It was fairly difficult to capture one but I managed a few good shots.
It's Friday, TGIF! Today's image is of a flower that is just now blooming for me, a Surprise Lily . I had 3 of them pop up about a week ago and it has been very dry so I thought that was all I was going to get but we got an inch of rain the other day and now, quite a few more are popping up. This one is in a weird area that I did not put it. I am guessing a Squirrel or something must have buried the bulb there. Anyway, it always makes for a lovely shot with the beautiful bokeh from the tree leaves behind and I had to share it today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
It's Friday, TGIF! It's also an interesting digit day. 😀 Today's image is one of my Surprise Lilies that had some really great bubbly bokeh behind them. I am sharing it today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
Happy Monday and new week! These flowers are called Surprise Lilies and this group was a surprise to me. It was a beautiful bouquet of them in a spot I was not expecting to see any at all, much less a group of them. They are lovely while blooming but they are all done now. They have a nice smell while blooming as well.
It's Friday, TGIF! The Surprise Lilies are up and blooming for the last couple weeks. I captured this group with some lovely lighting and bokeh and I am sharing this image today because Friday's Are Bokehlicious!
Woohoo, it's Friday, TGIF! Friday's Are Bokehlicious so today's bokeh filled image is this one that I took of a group of my Surprise Lily blooms this past week.
Happy Monday. Today's image is one I captured of one of my surprise Lilies in bloom. They are also known by other names. Their leaves come up in early spring and then die off. In late summer the flower stalk pops up and they bloom. They have a strong smell and attract butterflies and moths.
My Surprise Lilies/Naked Ladies whatever you call them were blooming very well recently and really drawing in various types of nature. One that came to visit several times was this Sphinx Moth. I saw an actual Hummingbird Moth one evening too but did not have a camera and it was getting fairly dark. I was pretty happy with how this image turned out.
My Surprise Lilies have surprised me around the garden. They have popped up and bloomed in a couple of areas. The main one is in front of the deck I am trying to redo making it a bit difficult to get at it and not break the Lilies. A few were sacrificed but there were still a good number to enjoy.
