Bird and Moon by Rosemary Mosco for July 18, 2022

Very nice.

Well done, Rosemary. I saw a Swallowtail Butterfly yesterday. The first that I have seen in years.

Oooh, green…gotta love a Luna.

The world of moths is surprisingly beautiful and varied.

https://tinyurl.com/mwmr4cjj

https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/whats-the-difference-between-a-moth-and-a-butterfly/

One of my favorite moths around here is a diminutive little periwinkle colored moth. Wish I could get a good picture of it.

I had a cool butterfly or maybe a moth in my yard. Wouldn’t open wings so after I took the side shot, I took a front view. Scares the people I show it to! Success!

I remember a National Geographic photo article (pre-internet) The pictures were of moth wings close up, the patterns and colors, shapes, all gorgeous.

There’s one that looks like ecru lace.

I’m sure a couple of them have been in my old sweater, at one time or another!!

Oh, this is, DELIGHTFUL! And yes, the Rosy Maple moth does look like a design for a stuffed toy! When I saw one, for the first time, on the side of my Dad’s blue shed my mouth dropped open and stayed that way a while. So beautiful.

Lilies finally blooming here, very attractive to the large-bodied moth that looks like a small-winged bird (zips around like a hummingbird). Hawk moth?