second…

…chances

with a white-lined sphinx moth
aka, pink & striped hummingbird moth

for some reason - butterflies have been - scarce this year - in the garden - but now suddenly - there are a plethora - of hummingbird moths - flitting around not - only in the community - garden but venturing - all the way - up to my 4th - story balcony of flowers - which has proved - to be very exciting - for the boo - as it’s a whole - new adventure in - the realm of stalking - for me, it’s been - a challenge attempting - to get a decent capture

the other day - i posted the - not so perfect picture - which was fine - but i’ve been - on a toot - to see if - i could do better - since they’ve been - visiting my flowers - daily ever since - so i’ve been given - a 2nd chance - how many times - do we get a - do over, right? - this one’s better - still not quite perfect - but definitely better - and oh how - it makes for…

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happy day.....