One afternoon I headed out to the garage to sort something out on my bike. As I went to open the garage door, I saw something on the brick next to the door. It was one of the larger moths that I have come across in my life – apparently an eyed hawk-moth. It was huge compared to what we normally see. I assumed it would rapidly be scared off but, no, not only did it not seem to care about me opening and closing the garage door, but it was still there a couple of hours later when I came out. The camouflage looks really good if you are in leaves or on a tree trunk, but I don’t think brink is the perfect background for this species.