Ingo Arndt / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) islands, Ten Thousand Islands, Everglades National Park, Florida

Ingo Arndt / Mangrove (Avicennia sp) and Dwarf Cypress (Taxodium sp) trees surrounding water channel, Everglades National Park, Florida

Rob Tilley / Aphelandra (Acanthus sp) flowering. Oahu, Hawaii, February.

Juergen Freund / Roots of Black mangrove tree (Avicennia germinans) Komodo NP, Indonesia, August 2009.

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) feeding chicks by regurgitation in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) nest, Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis) guarding chicks in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) nest, Turtle Bay, Santa Cruz Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Tui De Roy / Golden Cownose Ray (Rhinoptera steindachneri) schooling in Mangrove (Avicennia sp) lagoon, Punta Moreno, Isabella Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Gray Mangrove (Avicennia marina) forest and channel, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Gray Mangrove (Avicennia marina) forest and channel, Solitary Islands Marine Park, New South Wales, Australia

Heather Angel / Mysore clock vine (Thunbergia mysorensis) with nectar overflowing in morning. In cultivation, Kew Gardens, London, England, UK. Native to India.

Claudio Contreras / Black Mangrove (Avicennia germinans) flower, Magdalena Bay, Baja California, Mexico, February

Greg Basco/ BIA / Velvet-purple Coronet (Boissonneaua jardini) hummingbirds feeding on Sanchezia (Sanchezia sp) flower nectar, Ecuador