Tuesday, August 12

Pictures From the Patch

I wonder what this creature is... and whether it's responsible for the new caterpillars that are eating the flowers?



















And the REAL question: how could a pumpkin get this close to blooming and then fail to complete the deal???

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

That's a hummingbird moth. We've got them in our backyard at times, too. They really do fly like hummingbirds and often look like a big bumble bee.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemaris
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemaris_diffinis
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Clearwing5239.JPG


Andy