This was the subject of a French email I received yesterday after joining a French bird discussion group. I'm learning more than I thought I would, and this is my first interesting discovery. If you know Colibri, you know it made my heart stop! It's the French name for HUMMINGBIRD!, and someone thought they saw one in Belgium (where they don't occur).
Well, the bad news is that it turns out it wasn't a hummingbird. The good news is that it was a hummingbird moth (or maybe a sphinx moth). I didn't actually see a photo so it's hard for me to decipher the species of moth due to my limited French.
At any rate, it's thrilling to discover that these beautiful winged creatures grace this bourgeois landscape. That a birder thought it was a MOTH is kinda funny, but at least I learned that there's a chance I'll see one here in the future.
Bonnes obs!
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