Did it look like this one? I took the photos in the dark.
Jan

My son (who was RAISED a birder) made the same mistake, Gary. When we were up last time, he started talking about all the hummers showing up on a plant each night at dusk. I had a very strong feeling we were talking about moths, so we waited to see, and sure enough...sphinx moths. I couldn't tell which ones, but there were several.

The first clue in cases like this is that you usually don't see them on the plant until just before dark. Hummers would be there all day. The second one is that most often, you only see one or two hummers at a time, and the moths frequently show up in larger numbers.

If you can get a picture, Gary, we could see which sphinx moth they might be. They are still very cool, even if they aren't birdies!

;o)
Marcia

Pretty picture Jan. I don't remember noticing the nice orange on the one I saw. Thanks for the ID tips Marcia, they sound like good points. I doubt I'll be able to get a decent picture, they move around a lot and its usually almost dark. If I get lucky I'll give it a try. I'd have to do it with my short lens which has a faster aperture for low light situations. They are cool to watch them vigorously seeking pollen.

Gary

Gary, thank you! I was just pointing my camera toward the flowers kept shutting and hoping I got a nice picture. They were really fast and it was getting dark, suddenly in total darkness but I could hear the wings going mile a minute.
There were two of them and I was lucky to get even one nice picture. My DH thought I lost my marble shutting pictures in the dark. LOL
Jan