Moving to Orkney

Well another lovely weekend here in Westray, so Saturday we had a BBQ. Phill did the cooking and we chatted and did crosswords.

Both doors were open and something unusual fluttered in.Watching it to make sure Spot (our little dog) didn't try to eat it!

It found the sweet peas and was hovering over them so I got up for a closer look as I thought it was a humming bird. I was so excited, it looked like one so Phill and Gareth came for a look, yes it's a humming bird I cried!

Phill said no it's a moth its got feelers. So off he went for the camera, unfortunately it had gone by the time he got back.

We went to look it up on the Internet, we were both right in a way as it turned out to be a humming bird hawk moth.

How special was that, apparently they rarely come as far north as Orkney. What a real treat to see something like that in our garden room here in Westray

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