A grey hairstreak butterfly rests on the leaf of a shasta daisy in a residential garden.
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Grey hairstreak butterfly on a shasta daisy leaf
A grey hairstreak butterfly rests on the leaf of a shasta daisy in a residential garden.
Pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
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.
Pearl crescent butterfly on butterfly weed flowers
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.
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.
Adult red admiral and pearl crescent butterflies drink nectar from a butterfly weed flower in a residential garden.
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
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.
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
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.
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
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.
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
A red admiral butterfly drinking 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.
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
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.
Red admiral on butterfly weed flowers
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.
Black Skimmer
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Black Skimmer
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Black Skimmer
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
Birds found in and around the Salton Sea, California.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.