A viewer sent in this rather unique photo Wednesday, commenting: “I cut lilacs … today and put the vase on the hood of my car until I was ready to leave. My son informed me not to take the bug with us ...

We have an old honeysuckle bush in our front yard twisting up a pipe 10 feet into the air. Planted by the previous owners, the orange-red flowers spreading out five feet around attract hummingbirds to ...

If you see a strange-looking hummingbird at a Bay Area park this summer, it might not be a bird at all. Heavy winter rainfall caused a population boom for a moth called the white-lined sphinx. Many ...

The name clearwing comes from the fact that there are sections of the moth’s wing that are transparent, like a dragonfly. The hummingbird part comes from the moth’s flight among flowers. / PHOTO BY ...

Q:Regarding the hummingbird moth shown in Naturewatch [ in last Monday's Eagle], could you tell us what this moth evolves from? Is it some type of worm or caterpillar? J. M., Adams A:When we discuss ...

Anyone who has spent June in the Northland is very familiar with the six-legged critters here with us. These insects seem to be everywhere and anytime of the day. It is easy to note the abundance of ...

Steve Daniel sent photos of a green heron preparing to take flight at Pleasure House Point in Virginia Beach. A Cooper’s hawk gave Morgan Ringer a surprise when it swooped down at her while she was ...

Early fall brings an amazing insect to our flower gardens across the United States. It is the White-lined Sphinx Moth (Hyles lineata), also called the Hawk Moth or Hummingbird Moth. No matter what ...