Claudio Contreras / Pink abalone (Haliotis corrugata) shell detail, Guadalupe Island Biosphere Reserve, off the coast of Baja California, Mexico, January

Nigel Cattlin / Thrift (Armeria maritima) and Sea kale (Crambe maritima) on shingle, Chesil Beach, Dorset, England, UK. May.

Nick Upton / Brassy longhorn moth (Nemophora metallica) male animal standing on a Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flower, the host plant for the larvae of this species, waiting for females to arrive, chalk grass...

Edwin Giesbers / Greater flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus) Pont Du Gau Park, Camargue, France.

Phil Savoie / Early bumblebee (Bombus partorum),feeding on Hardy geranium (Geranium sp.), flower, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. May.

Ingo Arndt / Mata negra (Mulguraea tridens) flower. Torres del Paine National Park, Patagonia, Chile. December.

Robin Chittenden / Three-leaved gladiolus (Gladiolus triphyllus) in rock crevice. Cyprus. April.

Heather Angel / Wild sage (Lantana camara), flowers turn pink following pollination. Native to tropical America. Invasive species, Tanzania.

Heather Angel / Masterwort (Astrantia sp) with pink bracts and tiny florets. Cultivated in garden, Surrey, England, UK. Controlled conditions.

Nick Upton / Virgin's Mantle / Cretan prickly clover (Fagonia cretica) a Mediterranean species invasive on the Canary Islands, flowering on a hillside near Ye, Lanzarote, Canary Islands, February.

Edwin Giesbers / Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus) flowering in meadow. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus) flowering in meadow with trees in background. Cyprus. April.