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Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

A red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers

A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.

Image: Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers

A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.

Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers
Cabbage white butterfly on mint flowers

A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.

Image: Grey hairstreak butterfly on a shasta daisy leaf
Grey hairstreak butterfly on a shasta daisy leaf
Grey hairstreak butterfly on a shasta daisy leaf
Grey hairstreak butterfly on a shasta daisy leaf

A grey hairstreak butterfly rests on the leaf of a shasta daisy in a residential garden.

Image: Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral and a pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers

Adult red admiral and pearl crescent butterflies drink nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers

An adult red admiral butterfly drinking nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

Image: Unidentified Gray Snake
Unidentified Gray Snake
Unidentified Gray Snake
Unidentified Gray Snake

An unidentified gray snake among the grass edging a Maryland pond.

An unidentified gray snake among the grass edging a Maryland pond.

Image: Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond
Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond
Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond
Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond

A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.

A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.

Image: Signs of Deer Resting in Ground Vegetation
Signs of Deer Resting in Ground Vegetation
Signs of Deer Resting in Ground Vegetation
Signs of Deer Resting in Ground Vegetation

White-tailed deer's resting place among ground vegetation. Prior to the photographer's approach, deer were seen in the immediate area.

White-tailed deer's resting place among ground vegetation. Prior to the photographer's approach, deer were seen in the immediate area.

Image: View of Managed Pond, Fields
View of Managed Pond, Fields
View of Managed Pond, Fields
View of Managed Pond, Fields

 A Tree plantation and Native Woods in Maryland. The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.

 A Tree plantation and Native Woods in Maryland. The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.

Image: View of a Managed Pond
View of a Managed Pond
View of a Managed Pond
View of a Managed Pond

The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.

The trees between the pond and the field are trees along a running creek. The pond had mixed vegetation (native and nonnative) restored along its edge as a runoff buffer.

Image: Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond
Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond
Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond
Vegetation Buffer Around Maryland Pond

A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.

A strip of primarily native vegetation restored around a small private pond in Garrett County, Maryland, to act as a runoff buffer and to provide habitat for wildlife.

Image: Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on a daisy in Africa

A bee forages for pollen on a daisy-like flower in a cultivated garden on a winter day.  The daisy is most likely Euryops pectinatus or African bush daisy. Identification assistance provided by Dr Marinda Koekemoer, Taxonomist, National Herbarium (PRE), South African National Biodiversity Institute.

A bee forages for pollen on a daisy-like flower in a cultivated garden on a winter day.  The daisy is most likely Euryops pectinatus or African bush daisy. Identification assistance provided by Dr Marinda Koekemoer, Taxonomist, National Herbarium (PRE), South African National Biodiversity Institute.

Image: North Shore Stormy Sky and Seascape
North Shore Stormy Sky and Seascape
North Shore Stormy Sky and Seascape
North Shore Stormy Sky and Seascape

A seascape of tropical vegetation, sea water, mountains, mists, and storms. Photograph taken in the evening.

A seascape of tropical vegetation, sea water, mountains, mists, and storms. Photograph taken in the evening.

Image: African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)
African Penguin (Spheniscus demersus)

A colony of African penguins on coastal land, with nesting burrows. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.

A colony of African penguins on coastal land, with nesting burrows. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.

Image: Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)
Nene (Branta sandvicensis)

Four endangered Nene geese, photographed atop the sea cliffs on Kauai's north shore.

Four endangered Nene geese, photographed atop the sea cliffs on Kauai's north shore.

Image: Tide Pool Habitat on a Rocky Lava Coast
Tide Pool Habitat on a Rocky Lava Coast
Tide Pool Habitat on a Rocky Lava Coast
Tide Pool Habitat on a Rocky Lava Coast

This photograph, taken at low tide along a stretch of sandy and rocky coastline, features a tide pool habitat.

This photograph, taken at low tide along a stretch of sandy and rocky coastline, features a tide pool habitat.

Image: Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)
Coconut Palm (Cocos nucifera)

This photograph, taken from a seaside cliff, features a coconut palm against a backdrop of the sea far below.

This photograph, taken from a seaside cliff, features a coconut palm against a backdrop of the sea far below.

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