tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post8220586328465217205..comments2024-03-26T09:49:07.212-07:00Comments on The Scratching Post: Tuscan Hummingbird MothK T Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-58356098208621672712011-07-19T12:22:59.639-07:002011-07-19T12:22:59.639-07:00Thanks, Tim! Seeing this dude was a real treat.Thanks, Tim! Seeing this dude was a real treat.K T Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10259428595745509790noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-12140813621604255902011-07-19T10:26:34.573-07:002011-07-19T10:26:34.573-07:00A very nice moth! In one of our bird books (I thi...A very nice moth! In one of our bird books (I think it is the Audubon Field Guide to North American Birds), they include these moths in the "hummingbird" section as a "frequently confused species". I think it's amusing that both moths and birds have moved into the same niche, and converged on the same body plan, but while the bird is the *smallest* bird, the moth is one of the *biggest* moths.tim eiselehttp://somethingscrawlinginmyhair.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22301740.post-24120138872421732352011-07-19T08:20:00.754-07:002011-07-19T08:20:00.754-07:00I saw cousin of this guy about a month ago in our ...I saw cousin of this guy about a month ago in our front yard. Strangest sound I'd ever heard. Thought it was an actual humming bird at first, but it's body is definitely not bird like.Kelly the little black doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15056007606676004685noreply@blogger.com