moth, or sweet hummingbird?

i went nuts trying to take a picture of this creature, which i originally thought to be a hummingbird. recent reports from more experienced volunteers assure me this is actually a mutant type of 'moth' sucking the juices from the flower. any hummingbird experts on hand? dad, any hour-long documentaries on hummingbirds (or moths) in this country? let me know. clarification needed.

EDIT:

so, my good friend randy did a little research after looking into this issue and came up with some results... THANKS, randy =)

"from wikipedia- The Hummingbird Hawk-moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) is a species of hawk moth with a long proboscis, and regularly hovers, making an audible humming noise. These two features make it look remarkably like a hummingbird when it feeds on flowers, a result of convergent evolution. It flies during the day, especially in bright sunshine, but also at dusk , dawn, and even in the rain, which is unusual for even diurnal hawkmoths . Its visual abilities have been much studied, and it has been shown to have a relatively good ability to learn colours.

I saw one at ak (that's disney's animal kingdom) one time. But they are found in europe. Species of swift found here:
(Apus affinis)Little Swift
(Apus apus) Swift
(Apus pallidus) Pallid Swift
(Apus melba) Alpine Swift

Swifts are in the same family with hummingbirds.
And by the way, when looking this up, one of the articles google showed me was your blog on blogspot"

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plus, an added first impression of the photo:

"I see a wasp and a flower and a house and a road and my mom and shes holding an ax and shes mad at me because I've been bad..."

... which indicates the presence of another small creature- a wasp! quite the photographer i am, capturing two species of insect in one photo. lonely plaent, here i come. thanks again, randy for pointing this out!

and to lynn, too, for confirming the moth status of this crazy lookin' little beast!

i wonder what type of 'swift' this little creature was??