I still have so many summer photos that I haven’t yet shared, such as the first two images below, showing white-lined sphinx moths. As far as I can tell, they never ever stop flying, not even for a moment. Their wings beat so fast that they’re blurred in most of my photos; the first image is a rare exception.
Sphinx moths have extraordinarily long proboscises, as in the photo below. They're often called hummingbird moths.
There is indeed a strong similarity between the two, although hummingbirds have beaks instead of proboscises, are slightly larger than the moths, and do actually stop flying occasionally. In the photo below, the hummingbird’s wings are so blurred that you can hardly tell they’re even there. It’s drinking from one of my all-time favorite flowers, scarlet creeper, aka trans-Pecos morning glory.
Last but not least, an adorable ladybug pollinating what I think must be some form of not-quite-ripe goosefoot. As you can probably guess from the relative size of the ladybug, those buds are tiny.
Back to fall photos soon.
Those shots of the white-lined sphinx moth are fabulous! Thanks Lisa!