a Bug-Bird

The first time I saw one, I flat-out did not believe it was a moth: the body is the size of my thumb!

Their wings seem grossly inadequate to the task, particularly considering what a butterfly carries around, but they still fly and think nothing of it. A wonder to behold…

This seems to be a Bug-Bird O.O

nice catch, Ed!

feel the prop wash

That’s amazing, isn’t it? Even the bumblebees move those flowerheads as they maneuver, as though they’re supported by a column of air. Which, of course, they are, just like all flying critters.

Mary planted those bushes directly outside the living room window and her plan worked perfectly: we often dash over to see what just arrived. A few days ago, a hummingbird examined the red reflector on her bike as she rolled it into the garage, so perhaps one will pose for a few pictures out front, too.

Such wonderful distractions… [grin]

Nice to see that many of us engineering types are distracted by the same things, including your painted lady yesterday. I don’t know if you tried to touch your clearwing or not, but in central Ohio we see lots of these. You can easily cup your hand around their underside as they nectar in order to feel the prop wash.