John Cancalosi / Gila Woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) bringing food to nest in Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) before leaving, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.
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John Chan / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering pollen from a Sea fig (Carpobrotus chilensis), Southern California, USA, April.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffin (Fratercula arctica), with Thrift (Armeria maritima) in the foreground, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.
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John Cancalosi / Harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) fledgling, practicing flying shortly before leaving the nest in a Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea), Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.
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John Cancalosi / Harris hawk (Parabuteo unicinctus) perched on a Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) while preening, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA.
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Dave Watts / French tamarisk (Tamarix gallica) with bees swarming on flowers nectaring, Camargue, France, March.
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Fred Olivier / Timelapse of an Engelmann's prickly pear (Opuntia Engelmannii) flowering, Castle Valley, Utah, USA, 2018
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Fred Olivier / Timelapse of Engelmann's prickly pear (Opuntia Engelmannii) flower opening,Castle Valley, Utah, USA.
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Fred Olivier / Timelapse of Engelmann's prickly pear (Opuntia Engelmannii) flowering, Castle Valley, Utah, USA, 2018
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Fred Olivier / Timelapse of Engelmann's prickly pear (Opuntia Engelmannii) flowering, with Castleton Tower in the background, Castle Valley, Utah, USA, 2018
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Fred Olivier / Timelapse of Engelmann's prickly pear (Opuntia Engelmannii) flowering, Castle Valley, Utah, USA, 2018
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Fred Olivier / Thorny devil (Moloch horridus) next to flowering Parakeelya (Calandrinia polyandra), Shark Bay, Western Australia.
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Fred Olivier / Thorny devil (Moloch horridus)walking around flowering Parakeelya (Calandrinia polyandra), Shark Bay, Western Australia.
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John Cancalosi / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick stretching its wings in nest in a Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), is groomed by its parent, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, May.
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John Cancalosi / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) grooming chick in nest in a Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, May.
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John Cancalosi / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) chick moving around in nest in a Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), with parent nearby, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, May.
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John Cancalosi / Great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) and three chicks sleeping in nest in a Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea), Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA, May.
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John Chan / Mourning dove (Zenaida macroura) perched on a Coastal pricklypear (Opuntia littoralis), avoiding the spines as it takes flight, Southern California, USA, April.
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John Chan / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) gathering pollen from a Sea fig (Carpobrotus chilensis), Southern California, USA, April.
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Dave Bevan / Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus) feeding chick in a pond covered with Water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia), Ceredigion, Wales, UK. July.
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Dave Bevan / Pair of Moorhens (Gallinula chloropus) feeding chicks in a pond covered with Water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia), Ceredigion, Wales, UK. July.
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Dave Bevan / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) preening, surrounded by Water smartweed (Persicaria amphibia), Ceredigion, Wales, UK. July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) flapping its wings with sandeels in its beak, Thrift (Armeria maritima) in the foreground, Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Puffin (Fratercula arctica) preening, standing in Thrift (Armeria maritima), Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Group of Puffins (Fratercula arctica) interacting, standing in Thrift (Armeria maritima), Fair Isle, Shetland Islands, Scotland, UK, July.