Bug so big, I thought it was a hummingbird by homeschoolmom

Bug so big, I thought it was a hummingbird

My Get Pushed challenge this week was to take a macro shot of an insect. Easy right? Wrong. It's like al the insects disappeared because I needed a picture of them. I went to a spot where I shot tons of bees the other day, but even there, the bugs were scarce. I got this one, although at first I thought it was a hummingbird. Took me forever to figure out what it was - it's a hummingbird hawk moth, no wonder I thought it was a hummingbird!
@jorlam Here's one of my pics for your challenge.
August 27th, 2017  
Wow it's huge. Fabulous detail
August 27th, 2017  
Challenge met well done you
August 27th, 2017  
Certainly worth the wait to find such a big specimen! Fab photo.
August 27th, 2017  
It is a hummingbird moth - they are amazing
August 28th, 2017  
These moths are so cool! They really do make you think you're looking at a hummingbird! Both are excellent shots- great collage!
August 28th, 2017  
@grammyn @joansmor @olivetreeann I was shooting from about 20 feet away so I didn't scare them off. But, from that distance, I really thought it was a hummingbird. There were two of them around that plant and they were the size of my thumb.
August 28th, 2017  
Well done. This is an interesting find, too.
August 28th, 2017  
Well captured! He's big!
August 29th, 2017  
Great capture
August 29th, 2017  
Great captures. The first time I saw one, was on my buddleia, two years ago
August 29th, 2017  
Wow...that looks huge alright!
August 31st, 2017  
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