Comments | mummm: It LOOKS like a Hummingbird

mummm

It LOOKS like a Hummingbird

Jul 28, 2008 10:10

It FLIES like a Hummingbird... but it's MUCH tinier than a normal Hummingbird...

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cynnerth July 28 2008, 16:16:09 UTC

Is that what Robert was telling us about yesterday?

mummm July 28 2008, 16:16:58 UTC

Yes! That's it.

magicwoman July 28 2008, 16:51:58 UTC

I have never ever even heard of a hummingbird moth - very cool!!

mummm July 28 2008, 17:15:18 UTC

I hadn't either until a few years ago! We saw one in our flowers and HAD to know what it was.

marswalker July 28 2008, 17:35:31 UTC

I was out hiking with friends about 4 years ago. We were on a heavily flowered hill side. One of those little guys came flying past, we all said "hummingbird!" at once.. then.. "no.. wait.. *what* IS that?"

Looked it up when I got home, and it was one of those guys! Very cool!

mummm July 28 2008, 17:37:38 UTC

Aren't they awesome? I didn't know that they existed until a few years ago when we saw one out in our flowers.

marswalker July 29 2008, 01:08:03 UTC

There was part of the trails up to Wildcat Canyon that had the hummingbird grove. It was a set of about a dozen tall eucalyptus trees that must have hosted ten thousand humming bird nests. In seasons, hiking up that canyon was almost dangerous with the air just abuzz with birds. It was pretty amazing! I miss seeing the hummybirds every day.

That moth is one of the wildest things I've ever seen, though!

mummm July 29 2008, 03:20:33 UTC

I think that the little hummingbirds are one of the most curious of any kind of birds. They have to check out EVERYTHING. They are soooo darned CUTE.

oneeyedcat July 28 2008, 18:03:08 UTC

whoa, i actually thought it was a photo-shopped hummingbird. that's hecka cool!

it's eyeball kinda gives me the heebies!

mummm July 28 2008, 20:30:27 UTC

No need for any heebies. It's cute and harmless.... and yes, it's for real.

mellary4 July 28 2008, 18:33:03 UTC

Whoa! Very cool! I never knew such a thing existed. It's sort of furry body gives me the heebie jeebies but still it's very cool. When I read your post and I got to the part where it says what kind of music you're listening to, I was reading quickly and at first I thought it said something about Robert figuring out where to plant Kevin's pants! :) I said HUH?

mummm July 28 2008, 20:28:56 UTC

Oh yeah... Kevin's pants!!! Hahahahaha They are actually some of his pretty iris plants.

Those little moths are tiny, cute, and totally harmless. There is no need for the heebie jeebies.