Elephant Hawk-Moth Caterpillar

I found this huge caterpillar in the back garden. I'm sure I've never seen one before. It's a monster. I'm pretty sure it's an elephant hawk-moth but as ever I'm open to correction. I picked it up on my trowel to get a better look at it but it wasn't too co-operative about being photographed. Unfortunately for something that moves so slowly it's a bit fuzzy and out of focus

On World Photography Day I'm so glad to be part of Blip. And glad to have a (for me) unique blip to mark it.