Asterid Collection (#7)

Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June

Birds Eye primrose (Primula laurentiana) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June

Parachute daisies (Ursinia anthemoides) Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa

Hedge Parsley seed head (Torilis japonica) silhouetted at sunset, Norfolk, UK, November

Parachute daisy (Ursinia anthemoides) in flower, Vergalegen, Little Karoo, western Cape, South Africa, July

Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012

Aster flowers (Asteraceae sp) Vosges, France, May

Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus) in bloom, Norfolk, England, UK, August

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Vosges, France, September

Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) feeding at an Angels or Devil s
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) feeding at an Angels or Devils Trumpet Flower (Datura sp.). Yanacocha montane cloud forest, Ecuador

Yellow springtails (Symphypleona) on Forget-me-not flower (Myosotis) Zillertal Alps, Austria, July

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) Spain

Sun rising behind Ash tree (Fraxinus excelsior) in dense fog. Bonsall, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, March

Dahlia Fashion monger in garden border

Parachute daisies (Ursinia anthemoides) Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa

Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) Hutchinsons Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, August

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August

RF - European goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched in field of Sunflowers (Helianthus annuus), Cadiz, Andalusia, Spain. July. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Pink Ipe trees (Tabebuia ipe / Handroanthus impetiginosus) in flower, Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Western Brazil

RF - Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)

Silhouettes of Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seed heads and grasses, England, UK

Lavender (Lavandula) field at Somerset Lavender, near Frome, Somerset, UK. July 2014

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August

Sunrays through forest of Beech (Fagus sp.), Fir (Abies sp.) and Holly (Ilex sp.) trees, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. September

Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower. The Netherlands. July

Ruby-tailed / Cuckoo wasp (Chrysis comparata) on Mexican daisy / Fleabane (Erigeron karvinskianus). Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy. June

Red-footed booby (Sula sula) perched on Palo santo tree (Bursera graveolens), with flowering Yellow cordia (Cordia lutea) in background. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Queen butterfly (Danaus gilippus) nectaring on endemic Daisy tree (Scalesia villosa) flowers. Floreana Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Small pearl-bordered fritillary (Boloria selene) roosting on ribwort plantain (Plantago lanceolata), Marsland mouth, Devonshire, UK. May

Ocotillo bush (Fouquieria splendens) with islands beyond. Bahia de los Angeles Biosphere Reserve, Sea of Cortez, Mexico. April

Corn marigolds (Glebionis segetum), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and other meadow flowers on a windy day, UK. Blurred motion

Beggarticks (Bidens sp. ) flowers, encased in ice, studio environment
Beggarticks (Bidens sp.) flowers, encased in ice, studio environment

Black-eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) illuminated using different waveforms of light. Visible light (left), reflected UV light (centre), UV light as seen by bees (right). Studio environment, composite

Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying towards Purple betony (Betonica officinalis) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany. July

Fringetree (Chionanthus pubescens) with pink blossom in Old Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador

Sunrays through forest of Beech (Fagus sp. ), Fir (Abies sp. ) and Holly (Ilex sp)
Sunrays through forest of Beech (Fagus sp.), Fir (Abies sp.) and Holly (Ilex sp.) trees, Peerdsbos, Brasschaat, Belgium. September

Germinating seedling of Sea poison tree (Barringtonia asiatica) washed up on beach. Masoala Peninsula, Masoala National Park, Madagascar

Three Slime mould (Didymium squamulosum) sporangia growing along spike of Holly (Ilex sp) leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK. January. Focus Stacked

Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) in flower, Surrey, UK. March

Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and Corn marigolds (Chrysanthemum segetum) flowering in sown wildflower meadow, Surrey, UK. March

Common dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) parasitic on Gorse (Ulex sp. ), Land's End, Cornwall, UK. September
Common dodder (Cuscuta epithymum) parasitic on Gorse (Ulex sp.), Land's End, Cornwall, UK. September

Ash (Fraxinus excelsior) tree in spring. Surrey, UK. May

Black eyed susan (Rudbeckia hirta) cultivated form, in flower

Spring cyclamen (Cyclamen repandum) in flower in woodland, Mount Moricone, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May

Ivy-leaved cyclamen (Cyclamen hederifolium) in flower in autumnal woodland, Umbria, Italy. October

Wildflowers flowering in abundance on fallow agricultural land, Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus), Ox-eye daisies (Leucanthemum vulgare), Field chamomile (Anthemis arvensis)

Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Teasel (Dipsacus sp. ) seedhead in winter, Germany. January
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) perched on Teasel (Dipsacus sp.) seedhead in winter, Germany. January

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