Steve Daniel sent photos of a green heron preparing to take flight at Pleasure House Point in Virginia Beach. A Cooper’s hawk gave Morgan Ringer a surprise when it swooped down at her while she was ...

The name clearwing comes from the fact that there are sections of the moth’s wing that are transparent, like a dragonfly. The hummingbird part comes from the moth’s flight among flowers. / PHOTO BY ...

I am aware that what I think is delightful, especially in the insect world, many people do not. However, hummingbird hawk moths are one insect most everyone gets truly excited to see. These moths are ...

Just as humans rely on their eyes to make precise movements with their hands, hummingbird hawk-moths use continuous visual feedback to precisely position their proboscis in the center of flowers. When ...

Austin Ulmer in Pequea, Lancaster County, shared a very interesting video of an unusual moth with us.It shows a hummingbird moth, also sometimes called a hawk moth, or even a sphinx moth. The moth ...

A hummingbird clearwing moth pollinates a garden phlox Tuesday, Aug. 9, 2022, in south Brainerd. The large colorful moth is often mistaken for a hummingbird as it flies from plant to plant. If you ...