Pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
Pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowersAn adult pearl crescent butterfly drinks nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.
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An adult pearl crescent butterfly drinks nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.
An adult pearl crescent butterfly drinks nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.
A grey hairstreak butterfly rests on the leaf of a shasta daisy in a residential garden.
A grey hairstreak butterfly rests on the leaf of a shasta daisy in a residential garden.
An adult 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 cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers in a residential garden.
A cabbage white butterfly drinking nectar from mint flowers 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.
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 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. 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.
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.
A hollowed out ostrich egg sold as a home decoration or tourist souvenir 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 souvenir 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 crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.
A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.
A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.
A crab shell is left on top of seaweed and other marine detritus washed up by waves on a beach.
American snout feeds on shrubby boneset bush flowers.
American snout feeds on shrubby boneset bush flowers.
A butterfly or moth of unknown species feeds on flowers.
A butterfly or moth of unknown species feeds on flowers.
A Texas crescent rests on a leaf.
Inland sea oats grass with inflorescences.
Woody seed pod or fruits of the Texas mountain laurel.
Woody seed pod or fruits of the Texas mountain laurel.
Flower and seed pod or fruits of the crossvine.
Flower and seed pod or fruits of the crossvine.
Inflorescences of inland sea oats.
Orange foliose bark lichen growing on a branch with fruiting bodies grows on a branch of a dead shrub in a southern Texas shrubland.
Orange foliose bark lichen growing on a branch with fruiting bodies grows on a branch of a dead shrub in a southern Texas shrubland.
A honeybee feeds on purple aster flowers.
A honeybee feeds on purple aster flowers.