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What was a surprise was that it was flying around in the morning(it's a hummingbird hawk moth for those who don't entomologise from time to time)

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You lucky sod, i have put a little pond in the garden to help lure more wildlife in but only had a couple of white butterflies so far.Im jealous.

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goodness you are soooo lucky, lovely picture! thanks for posting it burnie!

They come every year and only seem to feed on night scented stock.

Thats a great photo!

I'm all for encouraging as much wildlife as possible and companion plant as well and am introducing flowers to the allotment.

This is a shot I took at home, the flower is a hardy perlagonium, the visitor is, I believe, a mining bee. Although if anyone knows for sure then please let me know

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Stunning photo! Well done

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thanks for compliments,camera is a fuji finepix S602,quite old now but still does a nice shot.These were done with the macro function.

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Gorgeous photos!

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The caterpillars feed on Rosebay Willowherb. So you need to keep a few if you want to encourage the adult moths.

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Excellent photos both of you - thanks for sharing them with us!