Quiet Moments In The Garden

July 25, 2012Uncategorizedgarden, gardening, nature photography, photography6 Comments

After a busy day in the garden,

I was glad to sit quietly and study the beautiful patterns

and colors of this large moth.

Published by staceyweichert

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6 thoughts on “Quiet Moments In The Garden”

unsouthernbelle says:

July 25, 2012 at 2:54 am

Incredible! At first I thought it was a leaf! It posed so nicely for you!

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1. staceyweichert says:
  
  July 25, 2012 at 2:59 am
  
  I too, didn’t quite know what it was–it stayed put while I went for the camera!
  Thank you for stopping by my little blog. 🙂 Stacey
  
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wellywoman says:

July 25, 2012 at 8:08 am

Stunning. It hasn’t been a great year here for butterflies and moths because of all the rain and their numbers are in decline anyway, partly due to loss of habitat and also climate change. I try to plant as many plants as possible that attract them to help a little, they’re such beautiful creatures.

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Promenade Claire says:

July 25, 2012 at 12:13 pm

I also thought it was aleaf, such a clever disguise! Lovely photo

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gardenfreshtomatoes says:

July 25, 2012 at 12:30 pm

What a beauty! There was a hummingbird moth on the patio yesterday, but he was gone before I could get the camera…

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plumdirt says:

July 25, 2012 at 10:54 pm

What a lovely photo! If that’s a Sphinx Moth (which it looks like it might be) it comes from a VERY hungry caterpillar. (DH just had the displeasure of nearly losing every single leaf on a baby pecan tree to one such caterpillar. It was bigger around than my thumb, and about as long.)

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