the sphinx moth has intricate markings of white, brown and black lines and dots with some pink under the wings.
The only way for me to capture the intricacies of the sphinx moth is to find one dead!

Sphinx moth pollinating four-o’clock blooms

sphinx moth pollinating four-o'clock blooms
Sphinx moths are fast moving and show up in the evening, hence this blurry picture.
On this windy evening pollinating seems like quite an ordeal.
dead sphinx moth on its side shows the retracted proboscis.
The long proboscis retracts in a spiral .
2 four-o'clock blooms, white with long hot pink stamens with orange tips.
Four-o’clock blooms.
This picture shows the length of the flowers and how the stamens get entangled after being pollinated.
The stamens get entangled after being pollinated.
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Véronique De Jaegher
Véronique De Jaegher

Born and raised in Brussels, Belgium, I lived 20 years in the San Francisco Bay Area and have been living in Sierra County, NM for the last 20 years. I have been taking photographs for 40 years as a way of sharing my point of view. Beauty surrounds us, we just need to pay attention. I believe in the power of images as they say “One Picture is Worth a Thousand Words”. ”Local” is very important because we can engage in a more personnel way whether reading the news or buying food. That’s why I was sorry to see the Sierra County Sun go and want to support the Sierra County Citizen by being on the board of the Sierra County Public-Interest Journalism Project and posting local images.

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