It has a long complicated Latin name!
(SPHINGIIDAE/MACROGLOSSIDAE/Macroglossum trochilus)
But really hard to capture on a photo – I took hundreds to get these few..and I had no time to mess about with settings or anything – I hardly had time to press the shutter button before they were off again.
I didn’t notice they have a long proboscis until I transferred the photos off the camera.
They were hovering amongst a patch of Zinnia’s
Frankie Kay Fotos 
how very unusual, I have never seen these creatures.
Well, Joan…you don’t really get much chance to look at them! They hover then whizz off, hover again! I couldnt tell their shape or any detail
Magic man and well caught.
Thanks – must get a pic of me getting a pic sometimes – look really stupid!
Amazing little things. Love the hovering you caught!
They are REALLY fast – with the naked eye, you cant see what they look like at all! I only got to see that cute little tail fluff when I put these onto the laptop
Fantastic! You take awesome photos Frankie.
We had something similar when we lived in Boise USA and in the evenings they use to “buss” you if you came near when they were feeding!
I didnt hear them making any noises, but I admit to being really surprised at what they looked like once I got them ‘frozen”