Colorado Hummingbird Moth

After getting some nifty Hummingbird pictures in 2010, I was observing some in Grand Lake, Colorado. But one looked "different" ... especially once I examined my pictures. Turns out this is a Hummingbird Moth ... which zips around like a Hummingbird, but definitely is not!

Closeup of the Hummingbird Moth in Grand Lake, Colorado

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Colorado Hummingbird Moth in action

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Here's a "real" Hummingbird that I saw a few hours earlier

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Hand-held (so a bit shaky) image sequence of the Grand Lake Colorado Hummingbird in action

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