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Keith Burton club

Posted: 01 Jul 2019

Taken: 27 Jun 2019

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1/125 • f/11.0 • 60.0 mm • ISO 200 •

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Privet Hawk Moth (Showing my hand for scale)

Privet Hawk Moth (Showing my hand for scale)
Last week, I went to visit my friend Ajophotog (on IP) who had kindly set out his moth trap the night before. We spend quite a while photographing, identifying and then releasing them. Great fun! The highlight for me was this magnificent Privet Hawk Moth.......I hope you like it as much as I do. (Photo credit Ajophotog - using my camera and hand)!

Andy Rodker, , trester88, Eunice Perkins and 7 other people have particularly liked this photo

15 comments - The latest ones
 Jean
Jean
That's a fair size.
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Jean
Indeed.............and such a privilege to handle and photograph it.
4 years ago.
 Herb Riddle
Herb Riddle club
Got to hand it to you Keith :) -you are good at this nature macro business. We rarely see these hawk moths up here and I must agree it looks pretty magnificent. -Your friend Ajophoto knows how to handle your camera and lens too. Well done -to you both. ~ Herb
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Herb Riddle club
Cheers Herb...........couldn't miss this one!
4 years ago.
 Rosalyn Hilborne
Rosalyn Hilborne club
I have to admit that if a moth comes indoors I usually run out until someone has caught it and taken it back outside. However, I have never had one like this indoors and find it really fascinating. The colours and pattern are incredible, but I will leave it to you and your friend to handle them and bring us such marvelous pictures (both).
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Rosalyn Hilborne club
You are of the same opinion as my wife Rosa.............she has a real phobia about moths! That's why I have to go to someone else's house to do this sort of thing.
4 years ago.
 Tanja - Loughcrew
Tanja - Loughcrew club
Having this one in my sleeping room at night would scare me a little bit, Keith :)
What a beauty!
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Tanja - Loughcrew club
It's harmless Tanja :-)) Glad you like it though!
4 years ago.
 Eunice Perkins
Eunice Perkins club
It's lovely, but I don't know how you can bear to touch it!!
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Eunice Perkins club
Ha, ha.............thanks Eunice!
4 years ago.
 Gudrun
Gudrun club
I'd never manage to let a moth sit on my hand, I'd run away screaming;-) The big ones I just try to catch in a glass and release outside, the smaller ones get murdered before they eat my clothes or foodstuff...
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Gudrun club
You sound like my wife....................she hates all moths..!!
4 years ago.
Gudrun club has replied to Keith Burton club
Haha, if you found your faviurite jumper full of holes you'd also hate them;-)
4 years ago.
 Andy Rodker
Andy Rodker club
Magnificent!
4 years ago.
Keith Burton club has replied to Andy Rodker club
Wow! Thanks Andy :-)
4 years ago.

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