9th place is a moment with a Gray Fox

After many, many attempts, this European Stonechat sat for just long enough!

How fun it was watching this moth act like a hummingbird bouncing between Virginia Bluebells!

My 9th, 10th and 10.5 place favorite photos of 2025. #grayfox , #europeanstonechat, and #ClearwingHummingbirdMoth
#EastCoastKin #🪶 #birds #birdwatching #nature
#wildlife #bird #birding #wildlifephotography
#naturephotography #birdphotography #BlueskyArtShow #PhotographersUnited

Summer 2025 - Close-up photo of a Clearwing hummingbird moth hovering at a purple Butterfly bush (Buddleja) blossom. The background is a blur of blue and grays.

clear wings flashing light
along the purple blossoms
summer breathes again

#dailyhaikuprompt #Moth #Haiku #Poetry #Micropoetry #Writing #Photography #Nature #Insects #ImageAndVerse #Haiga #ClearwingHummingbirdMoth

Hummingbird Moth feeding on pink Butterfly Bush flowers with green leaves and greenish background

Clearwing Hummingbird Moth feeding on pink Buddleia! Click link to view!
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#moth #insect #HummingbirdMoth #nature #wildlife #photography #NaturePhotography #artforsale #animal #hemaris #AYearForArt #ClearwingHummingbirdMoth

Embroidery of a clearwing hummingbird moth at a thistle.

Photo of a clearwing hummingbird moth at a thistle.

A friend took this photo and the first thing I said was that I wanted to embroider it. She said she wanted me to embroider it. And here we are LOL. #embroidery #amembroidering #thistle #clearwing #moth #clearwinghummingbirdmoth