{"id":132769,"date":"2024-08-20T02:47:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-20T07:47:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=132769"},"modified":"2024-08-19T14:30:48","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T19:30:48","slug":"carolina-chickadee-plus-a-trumpet-vine-sphinx-moth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/08\/20\/carolina-chickadee-plus-a-trumpet-vine-sphinx-moth\/","title":{"rendered":"Carolina Chickadee Plus A Trumpet Vine Sphinx Moth"},"content":{"rendered":"

Today, I am sharing Carolina Chickadee photos, plus a Trumpet Vine Sphinx moth that was on the driftwood where the chickadee landed two days ago in Arkansas.<\/p>\n

\"CarolinaCarolina Chickadee and a Trumpet Vine Sphinx moth \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 3200, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Steve Creek<\/span><\/a> and I noticed the moth on the driftwood earlier while photographing a Downy Woodpecker. I was kind of hoping a bird would fly close to it, and this chickadee obliged.<\/p>\n

I don’t think the chickadee planned on making a meal of the moth because it was so large compared to the small bird, but who knows for sure?<\/p>\n

\"TrumpetTrumpet Vine Sphinx moth and a Carolina Chickadee \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f7.1, 1\/500, ISO 3200, +0.3 EV, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

The large sphinx moth and little chickadee side by side made for interesting photos. Not long after I took this image, I got distracted by another chickadee at the top of the driftwood, and by the time I focused on the moth again, this chickadee had flown off.<\/p>\n

\"TrumpetTrumpet Vine Sphinx moth close up \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/160, ISO 1250, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Before I took the photos of the chickadee with the moth I had walked out to take close up photos of it. At that time I didn’t know the identity of the moth so I wanted clear photos of it to assist me with that. I knew it was a sphinx moth but nothing more than that.<\/p>\n

I used Google lens and then iNaturalist<\/span><\/a> to verify the Trumpet Vine Sphinx identification.<\/p>\n

\"TrumpetTrumpet Vine Sphinx moth side view \u2013 Canon R7, handheld, f8, 1\/125, ISO 1250, Canon 100-400mm at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

An interesting fact about Trumpet Vine moths is that they play a crucial role in pollination, helping to fertilize the trumpet vines and other flowering plants they visit, thus supporting the ecosystem in which they live.<\/p>\n

I missed seeing the moth fly away from the driftwood. I believe it happened when the bright morning sunlight lit up the driftwood.<\/p>\n

Pay attention pays off, over and over again.<\/p>\n

Life is <\/em>good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Check here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Carolina Chickadee photos plus facts and information about this species. Click here<\/a><\/span> to see my insect and spider galleries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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