Images

An adult pearl crescent butterfly drinks nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.

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

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

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.

An unidentified gray snake among the grass edging a 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.

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

 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.

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

Haleakala silversword, Argyroxyphium sandwicense subsp. macrocephalum, in bloom, with Haleakala Volcano crater in background.

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

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

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

African penguin fledglings and adults. This species is considered vulnerable by the IUCN.

This photograph, taken from a seaside cliff, features two coconut palms.

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

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

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenior in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. A hole is made in one end of the egg through which the egg and other fluids are removed while leaving the shell intact.

A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenior in southern Africa. This particular egg was on displayed in a basket of hollowed ostrich eggs in the restaurant of a hotel. The hole is made in the egg to extract the yolk and other fluids while leaving the shell intact.