It's a bit of a variety set this evening… with a common element of wings.
There were the marbled whites, which are thriving at the moment.
And there were buzzards. Buzzards with horses…
Buzzards imitating the kestrel's hover flight…
A hummingbird hawk-moth hovering over the lavender…
And the rarest treat, a newly emerged common darter dragonfly, one of several that appeared this evening along the fringe of the garden pond. Something of a surprise to see them as previously we've only had damselflies. 
Camera note: all the daylight shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. The dragonfly was photographed with the EF 100mm f/2.8L macro IS USM lens.
gdare
2 Jul 2011Was that bug his lunch? :left:
Words
2 Jul 2011Darko, that was his 'home' until a few hours earlier. It's the exuviae (exoskeleton) of the nymph stage. The nymph climbs out of the water and the dragonfly slowly emerges. They rest in this position until they are strong enough to fly.
gdare
2 Jul 2011Ah, thanks :up:
SittingFox
2 Jul 2011Great to see the hummingbird hawkmoth! I haven't seen one for years.
Words
4 Jul 2011Adele, we had some hummingbird hawmoths last year, but this year they seem to be out in greater number. I'm not sure how many we've got, but they are in and out of the garden all day.
Words
4 Jul 2011Darko, see this post for more detail :dragonfly:
gdare
4 Jul 2011Thanks :cheers:
Words
6 Jul 2011Erwin, thanks!
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Great Photos