Hummingbird hawk moth

[Jannyfox]

I was surprised to see this in the garden today. Normally I don't see them till later in the summer, and I've never seen one on the ground. It didn't seem to be feeding when it was flying so possibly it had managed to overwinter and was getting to the end of its life. It was a bit ragged.

 

[AndrewFlannigan]

Good capture.

Here's one in action up an Austrian mountain, taken with a Nikon S10 compact...