It’s always nice to watch and photograph this wonderful insect in action a remarkable part of Nature
For this afternoon session I used a slowest shutter spend allowing the blur in the wings, keeping the body sharpe
Nikon Z6II fitted with the 180-600 Nikon zoom set to crop sensor shooting at my choice of 12500 sec F7.1 ISO 3200 giving me just the right depth of field and wing blur, creating the image I had I mind
What’s your thoughts on the photograph

The hummingbird hawk-moth is a species of hawk moth found across temperate regions of Eurasia. The species is named for its similarity to hummingbirds, as they feed on the nectar of tube-shaped flowers using their long proboscis while hovering in the air; this resemblance is an example of convergent evolution.

Fact file

Family: Sphingidae
Scientific name: Macroglossum stellatarum
Class: Insecta
Order: Lepidoptera
Genus: Macroglossum
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
The hummingbird hawk-moth is a small, day-flying hawk-moth. It is a summer visitor, migrating from Southern Europe in variable numbers each year. In some years, it can be common a a visitor to your garden, hovering like a hummingbird as it feeds on the nectar of honeysuckle.