While I was taking pictures of the butterfly a Bee-hawkmoth joined in to drink nectar from the thistle.Photographed in our backyard.
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Jakob Arnholtz 4 months ago
Great photo of two interesting species. And a lovely background too.
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Jacob.I appreciate it.
Axel Hildebrandt 8 months ago
Great light, details and great to have two species in the frame.
jimmy hoffman  Thanks!I was very lucky.:)
Paula Loonen 10 months ago
Great shot!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Paula.:)
Gr.Jimmy
Roeselien Raimond 11 months ago
A bit of luck and a lot of skills: very nice and beautifully coloured photograph!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks!Dit voorjaar wemelde het in onze tuin van de kolibrievlinders en glasvleugelpijlstaarten,dus voor mij een iets grotere kans op dit soort foto's en dit was helemaal een buitenkansje.Maar het blijft lastig om ze er scherp op te krijgen...
Mikhail Shlemov 11 months ago
Bravo!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
ShadowPriest 11 months ago
Awesome moment (with a nice bit of luck for you =) ) Gratz
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
eko mei probocahyono 12 months ago
great pict jim. regards :)
jimmy hoffman  Thanks mate.:)
Angga Ra Putra 12 months ago
Wow ,... Amazing Moment .. graet shoot
jimmy hoffman  Thanks!:)
Henrik Just 12 months ago
Great, and a bit lucky catch here, Jimmy ! ;-))
Wonderful visitor you had while shooting the butterfly.

Congrats !

Regards

Henrik
jimmy hoffman  Thanks mate.This spring a lot of these wonderful hummingbird-like hawkmoths visited our garden.They especially were attracted by our Periwinkle-flowers.Lots of opportunities for me to take pictures!But still very difficult to get great results because they are very fast moving creatures.
Cheers,Jim
simona7569 12 months ago
Great!
RiccoZ 12 months ago
More please...
jimmy hoffman  I shall try....
Thanks,Jim
Andi Rifai 12 months ago
AMAZING COLOUR
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Andi.:)
peyman ghoce 12 months ago
challenge for life or sacrifice for another one?
jimmy hoffman  Haha,no challenge for life.Perhaps sacrife for another one...
Cheers,Jimmy
Izidor Gasperlin 12 months ago
Great light and colours
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.Much appreciated.
Leyman 12 months ago
Geweldig shot !
jimmy hoffman  Bedankt.:)
Vincent chung 12 months ago
Wow..what a fantatic moment,you were in the right place at the right time,congrats!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks again.:)
iryna melnyk 12 months ago
Excellent, congrats!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
holger droste 12 months ago
wonderful !!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Roland Cuypers 12 months ago
Wauw, fantastic
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Roland.:)
Tonny Liautanto 12 months ago
WOW!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks amigo.:)
samira hesarbani 12 months ago
very beautifull...thanks...
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Tommaso Renzi 12 months ago
impressive macro
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Bara Djayalaras 12 months ago
wow...keren macro nya
jimmy hoffman  Terima kasih.:)
Mojtaba Pedram 12 months ago
wonderful shot very nice shot...
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Mojtaba.:)
michel manzoni 12 months ago
wonderful shot
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Michel.:)
reza hilmy 12 months ago
amazing macro shot.
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Reza.:)
yahya taufikurrahman 12 months ago
nice moment n colour jim,,,,
jimmy hoffman  Thank you.:)
Sergio De Rosa 12 months ago
wonderful
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
brijendra kumar 12 months ago
Good light good color
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Erwin Astro 12 months ago
C'est magnifique, Jim..!!!
jimmy hoffman  Merci Erwin.:)
dedy gunawan 12 months ago
beatyful color
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Dedy.:)
Berthy Harlanto 12 months ago
wow Amazing...bagus sekali ini jimmy.....!!!
jimmy hoffman  Terima kasih,Berthy.:)
John Parminter 12 months ago
Always wondered what them odd looking things were that seemed to defy all laws of gravity and flying science, now I know.
:-))
jimmy hoffman  Thanks John.Yes,they're fascinating creatures,looking like very small hummingbirds!
Tomas Sereda 12 months ago
super
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Tomas.:)
kamran shahin 12 months ago
very nice shot...
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Artur Ferrão 12 months ago
Well, that is realy better than go after that bee. I've tried and it is not easy.
This 2 in 1 is just fantastic!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks!Yes,I agree.This time I was very lucky .:)
Vic. Parsons. 12 months ago
A beauty Jimmy, nice of the Hummingbird clearwing Hawkmoth to make an appearance for you and yoiu must have been quick on the shutter button too because they don't hang about for long :-))
Best regards
Vic.
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Vic.The last few years we are lucky that our garden has frequently been visited by a lot of day-flying hawkmoths,like this Hemaris fuciformis or Macroglossum stellatarum,especially attracted by our Periwinkle-flowers.I use a little trick to let them hover a bit longer at a flower by filling some flowers with sugar-water!Of course it's still a matter of patience because you cannot tell which flower they choose...:))
Jim
Fulya Fercan 12 months ago
+
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Paulo Nogueira 12 months ago
Excellent sharpness.
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Paulo.:)
saeid behdarvandi 12 months ago
Really nice, thanks!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
mahdi maghsoudi 12 months ago
wow very nice
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Vencislav Semerdziev 12 months ago
..........unprecedented!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.Much appreciated!
asphoto 12 months ago
great shot, amazing,you had the good fortune,congrats
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.Yes,I was very lucky!
Wolfgang 12 months ago
Really nice, thanks!
jimmy hoffman  Thank you.:)
Frank Smedts 12 months ago
weer een geweldige foto Jimmy, petje af.

gr. Frank
jimmy hoffman  Bedankt Frank.:)
Al Sheihk 12 months ago
very wonderful image,colors,and great catch.
jimmy hoffman  Thank you.:)
Veselin Malinov 12 months ago
nice!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.:)
Massimo Della Latta 12 months ago
Bellissima
jimmy hoffman  Thanks.I appreciate it.
Brizadly Arifin 12 months ago
So beautiful...really love the moment & tone...Cool!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks,my friend!
super capture my firend
jimmy hoffman  Thanks!
Allan Wallberg 12 months ago
Excellent capture, beautiful.
jimmy hoffman  Much appreciated.:)
George Doupas 12 months ago
very beautiful!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks George.:)
Colmar Wocke 12 months ago
A master at work!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Colmar.;)
KPK 12 months ago
Most beautiful!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks a lot.:)
Niloufar Hosein zadeh 12 months ago
Beautiful macro ..
jimmy hoffman  Thank you kindly.:)
Andiyan Lutfi 12 months ago
Awesome Jim !!!
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Andiyan.:)
Tom Blero 12 months ago
wuisssss beautiful kupu-kupu Jimmy... amazing picture... well done
jimmy hoffman  Terima kasih,my friend!Kupu-kupu again.;)
nordin seruyan 12 months ago
very nice jimmy
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Nordin.:)
Jacob Tuinenga 12 months ago
Schitterend wat een kleuren pracht.
Wonderful photo with nice colors and sharpness.
jimmy hoffman  Thanks Jacob.
Groet,Jim
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