not the kind of thing i was expecting to find on my "it's 7pm, i think i can go outside without the sun cooking me to death" walk, this sleepy striped hawkmoth (Hyles livornica) was not budging no matter how close i got. unfortunately neither was the gorse, so there was still a barrier of sorts between us
the face of a very passed out rodent insect bird thing
(July 14th, 2025)










