Seed Collection (#89)

CLY02097
AUS-319 Rhytidoponera ant with seed-bearing elaiosome (aril). Outback Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

CLY02096
AUS-318 Rhytidoponera ant with seed-bearing elaiosome (aril). Outback Australia Densey Clyne / Auscape / ardea.com Auscape Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Diana Monkey - eating fruit Tai, Ivory Coast
AGR-1887 Diana MONKEY / Diana Guenon - eating fruit in tree Tai, Ivory Coast, Africa. Endangered Cercopithecus diana Distribution: Ghana, Liberia, Sierra leone

Great Tit - adult on ripened sunflower head
USH-898 Great TIT - Adult on ripened sunflower head Parus major Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Jay - with hazel nut in beak
USH-864 JAY - With hazelnut in beak Garrulus glandarius Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Jay - with acorn in beak
USH-863 JAY - With acorn in beak Garrulus glandarius Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Nuthatch - carrying hasel nut in beak
USH-845 NUTHATCH - Carrying hazelnut in beak Sitta europaea Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Greenfinch - & Marsh Tit (Parus palustris)
USH-798 GREENFINCH - and Marsh Tit (Parus palustris) on ripened sunflower head Carduelis chloris Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bullfinch - female
USH-779 BULLFINCH - female Pyrrhula pyrrhula Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blackbird - female feeding on rosehips in winter
USH-774 BLACKBIRD - female feeding on rosehips in winter Turdus merula Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blackbird - female on rosehip bush in winter
USH-773 BLACKBIRD - female on rosehip bush in winter Turdus merula Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Chaffinch-male at bird table eating seed, Northumberland UK
USH-2067 Chaffinch - male at bird table eating seed Northumberland UK Fringilla coelebs Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Great Spotted Woodpecker - Male with acorn in bill, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1524 Great-spotted WOODPECKER - male with acorn in bill, winter Lower Saxony, Germany Dendrocopos major Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Clark's Nutcracker - harvesting seed from Whitebark pine tree. Subalpine meadow
TOM-1516 Clark's Nutcracker - harvesting seed from Whitebark pine tree. Subalpine meadow. Pacific Northwest, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington, USA

Cliff Chipmunk Tamias dorsalis ?
TOM-1317 Cliff Chipmunk - eating seeds Grand Canyon National Park, USA Tamias dorsalis Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Yellow-pine chipmunk - harvesting seeds from whitebark pine tree cone. September Subalpine meadow, Cascade Mountains
TOM-1311 Yellow-pine chipmunk - harvesting seeds from whitebark pine tree cone, september Subalpine meadow, Cascade Mountains, Mount Rainier National Park

Black bear eating dandelions. Banff National Park, Northern Rockies. Alberta Canada. June. MA143
TOM-1199 Black bear - eating dandelions Banff National Park, Northern Rockies. Alberta Canada. June Ursus americanus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Male feeding on sunflower seeds at feeder. Great Lakes Region, Michigan, USA. _A2A3126
TOM-1134 Rose-breasted Grosbeak - Male feeding on sunflower seeds at feeder. Great Lakes Region, Michigan, USA. Pheucticus ludovicianus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal

Red squirrel on tree feeding on seeds of horn beam Bavaria, Germany
SAS-501 Red squirrel - on tree feeding on seeds of horn beam Bavaria, Germany Sciurus vulgaris Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cape Ground Squirrel feeding on seeds between yellow flowers Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa
SAS-43 Cape Ground Squirrel - feeding on seeds between yellow flowers Etosha National Park, Namibia, Africa Xerus inauris Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display

Red squirrel on tree reaching for seeds of horn beam Bavaria, Germany
SAS-428 Red squirrel - on tree reaching for seeds of horn beam Bavaria, Germany Sciurus vulgaris Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Cape Ground Squirrel feeding on grass seeds between yellow flowers standing on it's hind legs Etosha National Park
SAS-285 Cape Ground Squirrel - feeding on grass seeds between yellow flowers standing on it's hind legs Etosha National Park, Namibia

Goldfinch sitting on thistle feeding on thistle seed Beachy Head, Sussex Downs, England, UK
SAS-193 Goldfinch - sitting on thistle feeding on thistle seed Beachy Head, Sussex Downs, England, UK Carduelis carduelis Steffen & Alexandra Sailer Please note that prints are for personal display

Marsh Tit Taking sunflower seeds from garden feeder. Cleveland, UK
ROY-293 Marsh Tit - Taking sunflower seeds from garden feeder. Cleveland, UK Parus palustris Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Great Tit Adult Male, identified by wide black belly patch. Cleveland, UK
ROY-284 Great Tit - Adult Male, identified by wide black belly patch. Cleveland, UK Parus major Roy Glen Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Blackcap - Female with berries of hawthorn
ME-1364 Blackcap - Female with berries of hawthorn Sylvia atricapilla Johan De Meester Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Ground Squirrel-feeding on grass seeds in thick undergrowth Kalahari Desert-Kgalagadi National Park-South Africa
KAT-410 Ground Squirrel - feeding on grass seeds in thick undergrowth Kalahari Desert - Kgalagadi National Park - South Africa Xerus inauris Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal

Ground Squirrel-Close up portrait-feeding on grass seeds Kalahari Desert-Kgalagadi National Park-South Africa
KAT-409 Ground Squirrel - feeding on grass seeds Kalahari Desert - Kgalagadi National Park - South Africa Xerus inauris Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Ground Squirrel-Feeding on golden grass seeds Kalahari Desert-Kgalagadi National Park-South Africa
KAT-408 Ground Squirrel - Feeding on golden grass seeds Kalahari Desert - Kgalagadi National Park - South Africa Xerus inauris Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display

Blue Tit Perched on seed feeder. South East England, UK, Europe
KAT-136 Blue Tit - perched on seed feeder. South East England, UK, Europe Parus caeruleus Karl Terblanche Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Whte-footed / Deer Mice - In seed barrel. Connecticut USA
JZ-3205 White-footed / Deer Mice - In seed barrel Connecticut USA Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red-breasted Nuthatch - in winter feeding on pine cone seeds. Connecticut in January
JZ-2953 Red-breasted Nuthatch - in winter feeding on pine cone seeds. Connecticut in January Sitta canadensis Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Pine Grosbeak - male eating seeds inside crabapple. Maine, December, USA
JZ-2823 Pine Grosbeak - male eating seeds inside crabapple Maine, December, USA Pinicola enucleator Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Tufted Titmouse. Connecticut, USA
JZ-1869 Tufted TITMOUSE - in winter Connecticut, USA Parus bicolor Jim Zipp Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Least Chipmunk Sitting up eating seed Yellowstone NP. USA
GET-1336 Least Chipmunk - Sitting up eating seed Yellowstone NP. USA Eutamias minimus Geoff Trinder Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Bullfinch Eating red berry
CK-3962 Bullfinch - Eating red berries Pyrrhula pyrrhula Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bearded Tit Plucking seeds from bullrush
CK-3883 Bearded Tit - Plucking seeds from bulrush Panurus biarmicus Chris Knights Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Goldfinch - Feeding on teasel side view Bedfordshire, UK
BB-776 Goldfinch - Feeding on teasel side view UK Carduelis carduelis Brian Bevan Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Northern redbacked vole, feeds on Siberian stone pine (Pinus sibirica Mayr)
ANZ-736 Northern red-backed vole - feeds on Siberian stone pine (Pinus sibirica Mayr) seeds - a cone on the left Taiga-forest floor near river Negustyah, a tributary of river Bolshoi Ugan

Chinese Lantern - seed pods
WAT-6630 CHINESE LANTERN - Seed pods Physalis p. alkekengi M. Watson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Blackbird - Male, sitting in snow covered hawthorn tree eating berries Winter
USH-981 Blackbird - Male, sitting in snow covered hawthorn tree eating berries Winter Turdus merula Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Marsh Tit - on ripened sunflower head
USH-901 Marsh TIT - On ripened sunflower head Parus palustris Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Nuthatch - on ripened sunflower head with Marsh Tit (Parus palustris)
USH-846 NUTHATCH and Marsh Tit (Parus palustris) - On ripened sunflower head Sitta europaea Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Nuthatch - On ripened sunflower head
USH-844 NUTHATCH - On ripened sunflower head Sitta europaea Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Mistle Thrush - Perched on Guelder Rose branch with berries in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1559 Mistle Thrush - Perched on Guelder Rose branch with berries in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany. Turdus viscivorus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Mistle Thrush - Perched on Guelder Rose bush in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany
USH-1558 Mistle Thrush - Perched on Guelder Rose bush in garden, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany. Turdus viscivorus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Greenfinch - Feeding on Guelder Rose berries in garden, showing aggression to other birds, winter-time
USH-1543 Greenfinch - feeding on Guelder Rose berries in garden, showing aggression to other birds, winter. Lower Saxony, Germany

Bullfinch - Female feeding on berries of Guelder Rose in garden, winter. Lower saxony, Germany
USH-1503 Bullfinch - Female feeding on berries of Guelder Rose in garden, winter. Lower saxony, Germany. Pyrrhula pyrrhula Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

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