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We don't get hummingbirds in the UK. But I saw some on holiday in Costa Rica and they are amazing.

I find it hard to understand how they can eat enough calories to sustain such an incredibly energetic lifestyle.



But, UK has hummingbird hawk-moth which is equally magnificent.

With the right flowers you can have a flutter of hummingbird hawk-moths, creating a similar appearance to the bird.


I've never (knowingly) see a hummingbird hawk-moth. It would be cool to get some in the garden. I will look into whether I need to plant some more species. Thanks for the suggestion.




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