Phil Savoie / Grey-patched Mining Bee (Andrena nitida) feeding on Dandelion (Taraxacum offinicale) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Guy Edwardes / Field of flowering Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) at sunrise, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy. May 2019.

Jeff Foott / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers,superbloom, Antelope Valley, California

Jeff Foott / Purple Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers, super bloom, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

Jeff Foott / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers,super bloom, Antelope Valley, California

Jeff Foott / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Goldfield (Lasthenia californica) flowers, super bloom, Antelope Valley, California

Tim Fitzharris / Wildflowers and cacti, Caprock Canyons State Park, Texas

Michael Hutchinson / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) flying and landing on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) courting on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) courting on a Buttercup (Ranunculus), Devon, England, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) nectaring from a Buttercup (Ranunculus) before taking off, Devon, England, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, Devon, England, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Close-up of a pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, showing tips of abdomens, Devon, England, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Close-up of a pair of Marsh fritillary butterflies (Euphydryas aurinia) mating, shot tilt downs, Devon, England, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Male Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) displaying to a female on a Buttercup (Ranunculus) flower, Devon, England, UK, June.

Jack Dykinga / Steep valleys in the foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Phacelia (purple) with patches of orange California poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Carrizo Plain, Californi...

Jack Dykinga / Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) carpet the hillside, with flowering Joshua Tree (Yucca brevifolia) in the forground. Antel...

Jack Dykinga / Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California poppies (Eschscholzia californica), with lupins intermixed. Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve...

Jack Dykinga / Foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Purple Owl's Clover (Castilleja exserta) flowers. Carrizo Plain, California, USA. 30th March 2019.

Jack Dykinga / Steep valleys in the foothills of the Temblor Range, carpeted with Coreopsis (yellow) and Phacelia (purple) with patches of orange California poppy (Eschscholzia californica). Carrizo Plain, Californi...

Jack Dykinga / Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica), with a flowering Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley...

Jack Dykinga / Yellow California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) and orange California Poppies (Eschscholzia californica), with a flowering Joshua tree (Yucca brevifolia). Antelope Butte, near the Antelope Valley...

Willi Rolfes/ BIA / Pink Lady Slipper Orchid (Cypripedium calceolus) flowers, Lower Saxony, Germany

Bruno D'Amicis / Common mulleins (Verbascum thapsus), Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), and Daisies flowering in mountain pasture. Gran Sasso National Park, Central Apennines, Abruzzo, Italy, June.

Jack Dykinga / Mass wildflower display Lanceleaf monolopia (Monolopia lanceolata) Great Valley phacelia (Phacelia civiliata) and purple Lemmon's mustard, (Caulanthus anceps) The Temblor Range in evening light in th...

Jack Dykinga / Massive wildflower display Lanceleaf monolopia 1+Monolopia lanceolata+2 Great Valley phacelia 1+Phacelia civiliata+2 and purple Lemmon's mustard 1+Caulanthus anceps+2 The Temblor Range in evening...

Jack Dykinga / Massive wildflower display with Lanceleaf monolopia 1+Monolopia lanceolata+2, and Orange fiddle neck 1+Amsinckia intermedia+2 The Temblor Range, also carpeted in flowers, in evening light in the backg...

Nick Upton / Close up view of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Slow motion cllip of a Marbled white butterfly (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on a Creeping thistle (Cirsium arvense) flower, with another trying to court with it, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Nick Upton / Close-up of a Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) nectaring on a Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flower and flying off, Wiltshire, England, UK, July.

Clay Bolt / Central bumble bee (Bombus centralis) pollinating wildflowers in the Bridger Range, Bozeman, Montana. August.

Stephen Dalton / Horse fly (Tabanus sp) male taking off from poppy seed-head (Papaver rhoeas) Sussex, UK

Floris van Breugel / Mid summer flowers abound in the mountains surrounding Mono Lake, California, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / Paintbrush (Castilleja parviflora) flowering in withered sage bush, White Mountains, California, USA, July

Floris van Breugel / California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) extend as far as the eye can see, Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve, California, USA

Floris van Breugel / California poppies (Eschscholzia californica) and California goldfields (Lasthenia californica) extend as far as the eye can see, Antelope Valley Poppy Preserve, California, USA

Floris van Breugel / Horned lark (Eremophila alpestris) wanders through spring wildflowers of the Anza-Borrego desert, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Dune primrose, Sand verbena, and Desert gold emerge from the sand after brief spring rains in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Floris van Breugel / Dune primrose, Sand verbena, and Desert gold emerge from the sand after brief spring rains in Anza-Borrego Desert State Park, California, USA March

Alex Hyde / Fragrant Orchid (Gymnadenia conopsea) and Yellow Rattle (Rhinanthus sp.) flowering in ancient alpine hay meadow. Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June.

Ann & Steve Toon / Spring wildflowers, Papkuilsfontein farm, Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape, South Africa, September 2015

Ann & Steve Toon / Spring wildflowers, Papkuilsfontein farm, Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape, South Africa, September 2015

Ann & Steve Toon / Spring wildflowers, Papkuilsfontein farm, Nieuwoudtville, Northern Cape, South Africa, September 2015

Claudio Contreras / Firewheel (Gaillardia pulchella) flowers at twilight, Laredo Borderlands, Texas, USA. April

Colin Monteath/ Hedgehog House / Wildflowers and sandstone rock formation, Flinders Ranges, South Australia, Australia

Dave Watts / Dark green fritillary (Argynnis aglaja) on pink clover, south west France.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Lavender (Lavendula angustifolia) in lavender fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, July.

Richard Du Toit / Longtailed widowbird (Eupletes progne) male perched in flowers, Rietvlei Nature Reserve, South Africa.

Nick Upton / Harvest mouse (Micromys minutus) on Common hogweed (Heracleum sphondylium) flowerhead after release, Moulton, Northampton, UK, June.

Michael Hutchinson / Dandelion (Taraxacum) seed head in grass meadow, Ashton Court, North Somerset, UK, May.

Sean Crane / Hoary Marmot (Marmota caligata) feeding on Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja coccinea) flowers, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Ernie Janes / Field poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Corn Chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) growing in organic Barley (Hordeum vulgare) crop, Norfolk, England, UK. July.

Ann & Steve Toon / Cornfield annual summer wildflowers growing on one of the plant charity Landlife's National Wildflower Farms, St Helens, Merseyside, UK, June.

Ann & Steve Toon / Wildflowers, including poppies (Papaver rhoeas), corn marigold (Glebionis segetum), cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), being grown for seed by Landlife, Fir Tree Fa...

Tony Phelps / Parachute daisies (Ursinia anthemoides) flowering, Vergelegen, Little Karoo, Western Cape, South Africa, July.

Terry Whittaker / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) cub on railway embankment with train passing behind, Kent, UK, July.

David Woodfall / Mixture of flowers, including Marigolds (Calendula officinalis) sown to attract wild bee species grown on roundabout / underpass of Motorway, M32, in inner city Bristol, Avon, UK, September.

Alex Hyde / Alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July 2014.

Alex Hyde / Wildflowers and hut in alpine meadow, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, July.

Alex Hyde / Cable cars at Fiss, Nordtirol, Austrian Alps, June 2014.

George Sanker / Golden-mantled ground squirrel (Callospermophilus lateralis) feeding on flowers, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA, June.

David Tipling / Red campion (Silene dioica) flowering in woodland amongst Bluebells and Greater stitchwort. Thursford Wood, North Norfolk, UK, May.

Sandra Bartocha / Wood anemones (Anemone nemorosa) flowering in European beech (Fagus sylvatica) forest, Neubrandenburg, Germany, April.

Alex Hyde / Alpine meadow in flower including Scabious flowers. Austrian Alps at 1700 metres altitude, North Tyrol, Austria, June

Dr. Axel Gebauer / Oxeye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare) abstract, Upper Lusatia Heath and Pond Landscape, Upper Lusatia UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, Germany

Merryn Thomas,Merryn Thomas / Globeflowers (Trollius), Lauterbrunnen Valley, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland, June 2012.

Theo Bosboom,Theo Bosboom / Flowers in bloom with Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) and Anthemis in field near Huissen, the Netherlands, June 2011

Paul Harcourt Davies / Floral colour in fields on the Piano Grande from Poppies (Papaver rhoeas), Cornflowers (Centaurea), Mustard (Brassica) and Mayweed (Anthemis), Umbria, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and Mayweed (Anthemis) on the Piano Grande, Umbria, Italy, June 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Mayweed (Anthemis sp) and Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in flower, near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) in fallow fields, near Sugano, Orvieto, Italy, June

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Eugenia's Violet (Viola eugeniaea) in flower, blue form, Campo Imperatore, Gran Sasso, Appennines, Abruzzo, Italy, May 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies / Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) and poppies (Papaver rhoeas) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. June 2010

Paul Harcourt Davies,Paul Harcourt Davies / Poppies (Papaver rhoeas) in flower, growing near the military cemetry, Bolsena, Italy. Taken with fisheye lens

Pat Tuson / Wild Perennial Lupin (Lupinus perennis) Gillespie Park Local Nature Reserve an urban ecology park with tower blocks in background, Highbury, London Borough of Islington, England UK

Sandra Bartocha / Spring Snowflake (Leucojum vernum) in flower, Hungary, March

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Twinflower (Linnaea borealis) in flower in pine woodland, Abernethy National Nature Reserve, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, UK

Andy Sands / Clouded yellow butterfly (Colias crocea) On Wild sweet pea flower, Captive, UK, July

Inaki Relanzon / Tiny creeper (Globularia repens) growing on rock with Gavarnie Falls in the background, Pyrenees, France, June 2011.

LYNN M. STONE / Beagle hound in wild purple Violets, Arcadia, Wisconsin, USA

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Traditionally managed wildflower meadow with Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, May 2011, fish-eye lens. Did you know? Ox-eye daisies used in Medieval times to tre...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Traditionally managed wildflower meadow with Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, June 2011, fish-eye lens. Did you know? Around 70% of UK farmland is under agri-env...

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Traditionally managed wildflower meadow with Ox-eye daisy (Leucanthemum vulgare), Hardington Moor NNR, Somerset, UK, June 2011

Jean E. Roche / Mixed cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) in garden with wild Barley plants growing as weeds, Val de Loire, France, June

Guy Edwardes / 2020VISION / Cuckoo flower / Lady's Smock (Cardamine pratensis), Catcott Lows SWT reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, April

Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), adult in striking pose in wildflower field. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Western Diamondback Rattlesnake (Crotalus atrox), adult in striking pose in wildflower field. Laredo, Webb County, South Texas, USA, April.

David Noton / Red Campion (Silene dioica). Minterne Estate, Minterne Magna, Dorset, England, November.

Diane McAllister / Honey bee (Apis mellifera) approaching a red poppy (Papaver rhoeas) in a small meadow of wildflowers. Nevada, USA, July

Simon Colmer / Wildflowers, including Poppies (Papaver) flowering, planted in central reservation / road verge, Brighton, Sussex, UK, June 2010

Florian Möllers / Poppies flowering and other vegetation on urban waste land close to Berlin central station, Berlin, Germany, May 2008

Juan Carlos Munoz / Viper's bugloss (Echium vulgare) flowering in an olive grove. Sierra de Andujar Natural Park, Jaen, Andalusia, Spain, April 2010

Konstantin Mikhailov / Alpine meadows with Caucasian scabious (Scabiosa caucasica) in Bezengi gorge, July, 3000m. W-C Caucasus, Kabardino-Balkarskiy nature reserve, Russia

Konstantin Mikhailov / Asian globeflower (Trollius asiaticus) flowering in subalpine meadows of the Altai-Sayan Region, in particular in Kuznetsky Alatau State Nature Reserves, Siberia, Far East Russia,

Ernie Janes / Asiatic wild ass (Equus hemionus) with foal, captive, UK, endangered species