Attacked By A Hummingbird Moth

A few weeks ago I'd have thought it absurd to see a moth acting like a hummingbird! And then one morning I was weeding my flowers and one appeared there. My first impression was 'Here is a hummingbird! ' but that was not true. It hovered among the flowers just like one, feeding on nectar. Her long proboscis could be coiled or extended; a hummingbird's can't. I, fascinated, filmed her for two full minutes using the video feature of my cell phone. Later, on Google, I learned that they're very rare so I was glad to have seen one. Google did not say that hummingbird moths would attack people. A few days later I was using hedge clippers in front of my house. Suddenly my face was struck by some small missile! It bounced off and then it struck me again, this time hitting my glasses. Trying to blind me? I swatted at it, and it flew swiftly away, leaving me quite stunned. Some days after that, I was watering those same hedges, and out of them flew what could have been that same small hummingbird moth! Aha! She lived there! Now I understand fully, and I'm sure you have guessed, we really can't blame her; she was only defending her nest!