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It's that wonderful time of the year again, when the world seems to come back to life, leaves are poking up through the ground and grey winter is replaced by colourful spring. This month we're celebrating the beauty of the wild flowers that make spring such a special season.
Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker bee flying to Cowslip (Primula veris) flowers. UK, April.
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Stephen Dalton / Buff-tailed Bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) worker bee flying to Cowslip (Primula veris) flowers. UK, April.
Common Dog Violet (Viola riviniana) with dew. Estonia, Europe, May.
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Sven Zacek / Common Dog Violet (Viola riviniana) with dew. Estonia, Europe, May.
Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April
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Michel Poinsignon / Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April
Heartsease / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) flower, Norway, May.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Heartsease / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor) flower, Norway, May.
Small group of flowering Wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), with out of focus flowers in the background, Dunsdon Wood Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK,...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small group of flowering Wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), with out of focus flowers in the background, Dunsdon Wood Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK,...
Lupins (Lupinus sp) flowering on a hillside in Spring, California, USA, April 2010
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Floris van Breugel / Lupins (Lupinus sp) flowering on a hillside in Spring, California, USA, April 2010
Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers Bristol, UK
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Michael Hutchinson / Common primrose (Primula vulgaris) flowers Bristol, UK
Black tailed Godwit, (Limosa limosa) in breeding plumage, in field full of buttercups, Holland, May
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Paul Hobson / Black tailed Godwit, (Limosa limosa) in breeding plumage, in field full of buttercups, Holland, May
Ferns, mosses and blooming azaleas in marshes, Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York, USA. May. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - Highly Commended in the 'In Praise of Plants'...
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Floris van Breugel / Ferns, mosses and blooming azaleas in marshes, Sapsucker Woods, Ithaca, New York, USA. May. Veolia Environnement Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2009 - Highly Commended in the 'In Praise of Plants'...
White anemone (Anemone nemorosa) against pink background, Ringerike, Norway, May.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / White anemone (Anemone nemorosa) against pink background, Ringerike, Norway, May.
Bluebell (Endymion / Hyacinthoides nonscriptus) Lanhydrock, Cornwall, UK, May.
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Ross Hoddinott / Bluebell (Endymion / Hyacinthoides nonscriptus) Lanhydrock, Cornwall, UK, May.
Spring Crocus (Crocus vernus) in flower in snow, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Spring Crocus (Crocus vernus) in flower in snow, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May
Close-up of Herb paris (Paris quadrifolia) flower, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Close-up of Herb paris (Paris quadrifolia) flower, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009
Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) flowering in wood, dawn light, in Beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) flowering in wood, dawn light, in Beech wood, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009
Japanese white eye (Zosterops japonicus) perched in Cherry blossom, Japan. March.
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Aflo / Japanese white eye (Zosterops japonicus) perched in Cherry blossom, Japan. March.
Yellow form of Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea) growing amongst purple form. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
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Alex Hyde / Yellow form of Mountain Pansy (Viola lutea) growing amongst purple form. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
Close-up of Bluebell flowers (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) at sunset, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Close-up of Bluebell flowers (Hyacinthoides non-scripta / Endymion non-scriptum) at sunset, Hallerbos, Belgium, April 2009
Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March
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Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, March
Cuckoo-flower (Cardamine pratensis) Brasschaat, Belgium, April
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Bernard Castelein / Cuckoo-flower (Cardamine pratensis) Brasschaat, Belgium, April
(Iris unguicularis cretensis) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / (Iris unguicularis cretensis) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009
Fisheye view of carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.Did you know? Bluebells were use...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Fisheye view of carpet of Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus) in Beech (Fagus sylvatica) woodland, Micheldever Woods, Hampshire, England, UK, April. 2020VISION Book Plate.Did you know? Bluebells were use...
RF- Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) flower, Kallhall, Uppland, Sweden. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstrand / RF- Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) flower, Kallhall, Uppland, Sweden. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias) flowers, Feldberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April
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Sandra Bartocha / Cypress Spurge (Euphorbia cyparissias) flowers, Feldberg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, April
Silver Spurge (Euphorbia biglandulosa) flowers, Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Widstr / Silver Spurge (Euphorbia biglandulosa) flowers, Madzharovo, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May.
Common dog violet (Viola riviniana) in flower, Gamlingay Wood, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, April
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Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Common dog violet (Viola riviniana) in flower, Gamlingay Wood, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, April
Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), blooming, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.
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Rolf Nussbaumer / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis), blooming, Gonzales County, Texas, USA, March.
Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May
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Sandra Bartocha / Lily of the Valley (Convallaria majalis) Stadtkreis Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany, May
Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), male perched amongst apple blossom, New York, USA, May
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Marie Read / Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), male perched amongst apple blossom, New York, USA, May
Wood Sorrel (Oxalis montana) growing on Oak tree, Argyll, Scotland, April
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Laurie Campbell / Wood Sorrel (Oxalis montana) growing on Oak tree, Argyll, Scotland, April
Naples Garlic (Allium neapolitanum) in flower, Vieste, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008
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Wild Wonders of Europe/ Bartocha / Naples Garlic (Allium neapolitanum) in flower, Vieste, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008
Birds foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) buds, Vosges, France, April.
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Fabrice Cahez / Birds foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus) buds, Vosges, France, April.
Columbine (Aquilegia sp) in flower, Slovak Paradise National Park, Slovensky Raj, Slovakia, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Wothe / Columbine (Aquilegia sp) in flower, Slovak Paradise National Park, Slovensky Raj, Slovakia, May 2009
Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) flowering in Beech woodland, Neubrandenburg, Germany, April.
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Sandra Bartocha / Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) flowering in Beech woodland, Neubrandenburg, Germany, April.
Orange Tip (Anthocaris cardamines) Male at rest on Cuckoo flower / Lady's smock, West Sussex, UK April
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Andy Sands / Orange Tip (Anthocaris cardamines) Male at rest on Cuckoo flower / Lady's smock, West Sussex, UK April
Close-up of flowers of Wild Garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
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Alex Hyde / Close-up of flowers of Wild Garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
Mountain cornflower (Centaurea montana) in flower, Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Mountain cornflower (Centaurea montana) in flower, Piano Grande, Monti Sibillini National Park, Umbria, Italy, May 2009
Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) in flower, Cornwall, England, UK, March.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Lesser celandine (Ranunculus ficaria) in flower, Cornwall, England, UK, March.
Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) in flower. Germany, May.
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Kerstin Hinze / Meadow Cranesbill (Geranium pratense) in flower. Germany, May.
Cretan arum (Arum creticum) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Cretan arum (Arum creticum) flowers, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009
Western white trillium (Trillium ovatum) in flower, Washington, USA, March
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Rob Tilley / Western white trillium (Trillium ovatum) in flower, Washington, USA, March
First light at dawn in the Bluebell woods at Batcombe, Dorset, England, UK
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David Noton / First light at dawn in the Bluebell woods at Batcombe, Dorset, England, UK
Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) covered in frost at sunrise, Atlantic Oakwoods of Sunart, May.
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Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Cuckoo flower (Cardamine pratensis) covered in frost at sunrise, Atlantic Oakwoods of Sunart, May.
Cowslips {Primula veris}in flower, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April 2009.
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Alex Hyde / Cowslips {Primula veris}in flower, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April 2009.
Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) carpeting a woodland floor, low angle fish eye view, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
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Alex Hyde / Wood Anemones (Anemone nemorosa) carpeting a woodland floor, low angle fish eye view, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
Baker's Tulip (Tulipa bakeri / saxatilis) in flower, Omalos, Crete, April
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Paul Harcourt Davies / Baker's Tulip (Tulipa bakeri / saxatilis) in flower, Omalos, Crete, April
Spring gentian (Gentiana verna) flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Giesbers / Spring gentian (Gentiana verna) flower, Liechtenstein, June 2009
Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) amongst Bluebells in garden, Lake District, Cumbria, England, May
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Andrew Walmsley / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) amongst Bluebells in garden, Lake District, Cumbria, England, May
Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flowers, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germay, April
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Sandra Bartocha / Common Hepatica (Anenome hepatica) flowers, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germay, April
Blue anemone (Hepatica nobilis), abstract, Norway, April.
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Ole Jorgen Liodden / Blue anemone (Hepatica nobilis), abstract, Norway, April.
Crocus (Crocus napolitanus) flower, Schlosspark Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Kerstin Hinze / Crocus (Crocus napolitanus) flower, Schlosspark Husum, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
Yellow tulip (Tulipa australis) in flower, above Piano Grande, Sibillini, Appennines, Umbria, Italy, May 2011
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Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Yellow tulip (Tulipa australis) in flower, above Piano Grande, Sibillini, Appennines, Umbria, Italy, May 2011
Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male amongst Bluebell flowers, UK, April
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Ernie Janes / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male amongst Bluebell flowers, UK, April
Rock tulip (Tulipa saxatilis) close-up of flower, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Rock tulip (Tulipa saxatilis) close-up of flower, Katharo, Crete, Greece, April 2009
Male Goat / Pussy willow catkin {Salix caprea}, March, Angus, Scotland, UK
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Niall Benvie / Male Goat / Pussy willow catkin {Salix caprea}, March, Angus, Scotland, UK
Woodruff (Galium odoratum), Germany, May
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Sandra Bartocha / Woodruff (Galium odoratum), Germany, May
Male Pheasant (Phasianus cholchicus) in Snowdrops (Galanthus sp.). Dorset, UK, March.
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Colin Varndell / Male Pheasant (Phasianus cholchicus) in Snowdrops (Galanthus sp.). Dorset, UK, March.
Red campion (Silene dioica) flowering in woodland amongst Bluebells and Greater stitchwort. Thursford Wood, North Norfolk, UK, May.
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David Tipling / Red campion (Silene dioica) flowering in woodland amongst Bluebells and Greater stitchwort. Thursford Wood, North Norfolk, UK, May.
European columbine, (Aquilegia vulgaris) in flower. Foret de Puvenellle, Lorraine Regional National Park, France, May.
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Benjamin Barthelemy / European columbine, (Aquilegia vulgaris) in flower. Foret de Puvenellle, Lorraine Regional National Park, France, May.
Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in flight among Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus), UK
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Stephen Dalton / Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) in flight among Bluebells (Endymion nonscriptus), UK
American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in breeding plumage, perched in Eastern redbud flowers in spring, New York, USA May.
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Marie Read / American goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in breeding plumage, perched in Eastern redbud flowers in spring, New York, USA May.
Green veined white butterfly {Artogeia / Pieris napi} resting on Lesser celandine {Ranunculus ficaria} flower, Cornwall, UK.
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Ross Hoddinott / Green veined white butterfly {Artogeia / Pieris napi} resting on Lesser celandine {Ranunculus ficaria} flower, Cornwall, UK.
Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Blackthorn blossom, Somerset Levels, England, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'The majority of red admirals migrate to the UK. However, a few, like this one...
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Red Admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Blackthorn blossom, Somerset Levels, England, UK, April. Photographer quote: 'The majority of red admirals migrate to the UK. However, a few, like this one...
Heartsease / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor), flowers, Berlin, Germany, May
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Florian Möllers / Heartsease / Wild pansy (Viola tricolor), flowers, Berlin, Germany, May
Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica) Berlin, Germany.
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Florian Möllers / Siberian Iris (Iris sibirica) Berlin, Germany.
Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) on the Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Early purple orchid (Orchis mascula) on the Forca Canapine, Monti Sibillini National Park, Italy, May.
Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) Pennsylvania, USA, March.
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Doug Wechsler / Dutchman's breeches (Dicentra cucullaria) Pennsylvania, USA, March.
Poet's Daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) close up of flower, Montseny Nature Reserve, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain, May.
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Inaki Relanzon / Poet's Daffodil (Narcissus poeticus) close up of flower, Montseny Nature Reserve, Barcelona province, Catalonia, Spain, May.
Red Trillum (Trillium erecta) flower. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April.
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Doug Wechsler / Red Trillum (Trillium erecta) flower. Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April.
Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) flowering in woodland, Cornwall, England, UK, May. Did you know? Wild garlic is an ancient woodland indicator species.
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Wild garlic / Ramsons (Allium ursinum) flowering in woodland, Cornwall, England, UK, May. Did you know? Wild garlic is an ancient woodland indicator species.
Close up of flower of Dog rose (Rosa canina) Berlin, Germany, May
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Florian Möllers / Close up of flower of Dog rose (Rosa canina) Berlin, Germany, May
Greenfinch male perched amongst spring blossom {Carduelis chloris} Wiltshire, UK
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David Kjaer / Greenfinch male perched amongst spring blossom {Carduelis chloris} Wiltshire, UK
Greenfinch on flowering sallow (Carduelis chloris) Wiltshire UK
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Mike Wilkes / Greenfinch on flowering sallow (Carduelis chloris) Wiltshire UK
Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) Vosges, France, May.
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Fabrice Cahez / Solomon's seal (Polygonatum multiflorum) Vosges, France, May.
Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) close-up of flower, Sfaka, Crete, Greece, April 2009
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Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Spanish broom (Spartium junceum) close-up of flower, Sfaka, Crete, Greece, April 2009
Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
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Alex Hyde / Blackthorn blossom (Prunus spinosa) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April.
Summer snowflake / Loddon lily (Leucojum aestivum) flowering in damp, riverside woodland, Wiltshire, UK, April.
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Nick Upton / Summer snowflake / Loddon lily (Leucojum aestivum) flowering in damp, riverside woodland, Wiltshire, UK, April.
Brimstone butterfly (Goneopteryx rhamni) male on Oxlip flower in spring, UK, Captive, March
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Andy Sands / Brimstone butterfly (Goneopteryx rhamni) male on Oxlip flower in spring, UK, Captive, March
Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) in late evening sunlight, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, April.
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Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Wood anemone (Anemone nemorosa) in late evening sunlight, New Forest National Park, Hampshire, England, UK, April.
Small group of flowering Wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), with out of focus flowers in the background, Dunsdon Wood Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK,...
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Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Small group of flowering Wild daffodils (Narcissus pseudonarcissus), with out of focus flowers in the background, Dunsdon Wood Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, UK,...
Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) flower, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
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Alex Hyde / Wood Anemone (Anemone nemorosa) flower, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May.
Common broom / Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) in flower, Belgium, April.
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Philippe Clement / Common broom / Scotch broom (Cytisus scoparius) in flower, Belgium, April.
Small flowered catchfly (Silene gallica) Giens Peninsula, Var, France, May.
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Pascal Pittorino / Small flowered catchfly (Silene gallica) Giens Peninsula, Var, France, May.
Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) flowering in woodland. Oderwald, Lower Saxony, Germany, March.
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Kerstin Hinze / Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) flowering in woodland. Oderwald, Lower Saxony, Germany, March.
Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) flowers in bloom on slope with Ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) Eastern Washington, USA, May 2014.
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Floris van Breugel / Arrowleaf balsamroot (Balsamorhiza sagittata) flowers in bloom on slope with Ponderosa pines (Pinus ponderosa) Eastern Washington, USA, May 2014.
Germander speedwell flowers (Veronica chamaedrys). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.
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Alex Hyde / Germander speedwell flowers (Veronica chamaedrys). Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. May.
Dove's-foot Crane's-bill (Geranium molle) in flower. Sussex, UK, May.
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Simon Colmer / Dove's-foot Crane's-bill (Geranium molle) in flower. Sussex, UK, May.