Erlend Haarberg / Whinchat (Saxicola rubetra) with food in beak on flowering garden Lupin (Lupinus sp) Telemark, Norway, June

Floris van Breugel / Lupins (Lupinus sp) flowering on a hillside in Spring, California, USA, April 2010

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise Meadow and Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Western Box Turtle (Terrapene ornata) among Lupine (Lupinus sp) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp), North America

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus) calf walking in meadow of Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), North America

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) flowers and Large-leaved Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) in summer, Pryor Mountain, Montana

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers at coast with moon, Westport-Union Landing State Beach, California

Sebastian Kennerknecht / Yellow Bush Lupine (Lupinus arboreus) and Monterey Cypress (Cupressus macrocarpa) trees in northern coastal scrubland, Point Reyes National Seashore, California

Ingo Arndt / Savannah Sparrow (Passerculus sandwichensis) in field of Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis), Alaska

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) flowers, Texas

Erlend Haarberg / Flowering Lupins (Lupinus sp) in front of the Svinafellsjokull glacier, Skaftafell National park, Iceland, June 2008

Matthias Breiter / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers and Mount Saint Elias rising above Taan Fjord, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers and Mount Saint Elias rising above Taan Fjord, Icy Bay, Wrangell-St. Elias National Park, Alaska

Ernie Janes / Garden with cultivatged Lupins (Lupinus sp), Norfolk, UK, June

Mark Taylor / Yellow Lupine (Lupinus sp.) flower spike. El Calafate, Argentina, Patagonia, South America, March.

Matthias Breiter / Grizzly Bear (Ursus arctos horribilis) with lupines, Katmai National Park, Alaska

Matthias Breiter / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers in front of Salmon Glacier, British Columbia, Canada

Matthias Breiter / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers covering the lake shore of Shakes Lake, Stikine River, Alaska

Charlie Summers / Wild lupin (Lupinus sp) flowers, backlit, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) cacti and Lupine (Lupinus sp) at Gonzales Pass, Tonto National Forest, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Lupine (Lupinus sp), Bartlett Lake State Park, Arizona

Pete Oxford / Lupine (Lupinus sp) crop, Morocco

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) field at edge of forest, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) field at edge of forest, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) and Pricky Pear (Opuntia sp) cactus, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) and Pricky Pear (Opuntia sp) cactus, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Lemon Paintbrush (Catilleja purpurea) meadow near Albany, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) meadow, Cedar Hill State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) meadow, Cedar Hill State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Texas Yellowstar (Lindheimera texana) meadow, Cedar Hill State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Texas Yellowstar (Lindheimera texana) meadow, Cedar Hill State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii), Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), and Tickseed (Coreopsis sp) near Westhoff, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii) and Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) near Westhoff, Texas

Kevin Schafer / Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis), Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) and Lupine (Lupinus sp) wildflowers in summer with Mount Rainier in the background, Paradise Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park...

Kevin Schafer / Western Pasqueflower (Anemone occidentalis), Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) and Lupine (Lupinus sp) wildflowers in summer with Mount Rainier in the background, Paradise Meadow, Mount Rainier National Park...

Tim Fitzharris / Paradise Meadow and Mount Rainier, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington

Kevin Schafer / Lupine (Lupinus sp) plants after rainshower, Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska

Tim Fitzharris / Lupine (Lupinus sp) meadow, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Kevin Schafer / Mule Deer (Odocoileus hemionus) female in lupine meadow, Olympic National Park, Washington

Tim Fitzharris / Gray Wolf (Canis lupus) pup amid Lupine (Lupinus sp), North America

Tim Fitzharris / American Badger (Taxidea taxus) amid Lupine (Lupinus sp), North America

Tim Fitzharris / Bobcat (Lynx rufus) kitten amid Lupine (Lupinus sp), North America

Rob Tilley / Lupin {Lupinus sp} covered in dew drops, Olympic NP, Washington, USA

Ingo Arndt / Water drop in leaf of lupine, Germany

Shattil & Rozinski / Bluebonnet / Lupin flowers {Lupin sp} and Paintbrush flowers {Castilleja sp} in wildflower meadow, Texas, USA, 1997

Shattil & Rozinski / Bluebonnet / Lupin flower {Lupin sp} amongst Paintbrush flowers {Castilleja sp}, Texas, USA

Jack Dykinga / Lupin (Lupinus sp) flowering amongst Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa) cones, near Tiyo Point, Grand Canyon NP, Arizona, USA

David Welling / Lupin flowers {Lupinus sp} California, USA

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii ) and Tickseed, Fort Parker State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata)

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Pointed Phlox (Phlox cuspidata), Prickly Poppy (Argemone albiflora), and Squaw-weed (Senecio aureus) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii ) and Tickseed, Fort Parker State Park, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Annual Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria) Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Drummond's Phlox (Phlox drummondii), Fort Parker State Park, Texas

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Domestic Cattle (Bos taurus), young steer in meadow of Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis), North America

Tim Fitzharris / Large-leaved Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) in bloom overlooking grassland, Carrizo Plain National Monument, California

Tim Fitzharris / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) amid flowering Lupine, California Brittlebush (Encelia californica) and Desert Golden Poppies (Eschscholtzia glyptosperma), Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) amid flowering Lupine, California Brittlebush (Encelia californica) and Desert Golden Poppies (Eschscholtzia glyptosperma), Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) and Teddybear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) amid flowering Lupine and California Brittlebush (Encelia californica), Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) and Teddybear Cholla (Cylindropuntia bigelovii) amid flowering Lupine and California Brittlebush (Encelia californica), Arizona

Shattil & Rozinski / Lupin {Lupinus sp} Texas, USA

Shattil & Rozinski / Lupin {Lupinus sp} Texas, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Wildflower meadow with Mules-ears {Wyethia amplexicaulis} and Lupins {Lupinus sp} Montana, USA

Pete Oxford / Andean lupin {Lupinus sp} growing on hillside above Quito, Andes, Ecuador

Philippe Clement / Lupins in flower {Lupinus sp} Grand Tetons NP, Wyoming, USA

Pete Oxford / Andean lupin {Lupinus sp} Andes, Ecuador

Michael Durham / Tallcup Lupine (Lupinus caudatus) with spring blooms on the Zumwalt Prairie, owned by The Nature Conservancy, Oregon

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) flowers in bloom, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja miniata) flowers in bloom, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Prickly Pear cactus (Opuntia sp), Hill Country, Texas

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers in spring meadow, Hill Country, Texas

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers in spring meadow, Hill Country, Texas

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) flowers and Desert Sunflowers (Geraea canescens), Hill Country, Texas

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) flowers and Desert Sunflowers (Geraea canescens), Hill Country, Texas

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja attenuata) and Texas Bluebonnet (Lupinus texensis) field, Hill Country, Texas

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Indian Paintbrush (Castilleja attenuata) and Texas Bluebonnets (Lupinus texensis) next to dirt road, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / Lupine (Lupinus sp) in meadow near crescent beach, British Columbia, Canada

Yva Momatiuk & John Eastcott / Common Sunflower (Helianthus annuus) flowers and Large-leaved Lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus) in summer, Pryor Mountain, Montana

Tim Fitzharris / Lupine (Lupinus sp) in meadow at West Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana

Tim Fitzharris / Lupine (Lupinus sp) in meadow at West Beach, Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore, Indiana

Tim Fitzharris / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica), Dwarf Lupines (Lupinus caespitosus) and Eriophyllum (Eriophyllum sp) flowers, Antelope Valley, California

Tim Fitzharris / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) flowers and Dwarf Lupines (Lupinus caespitosus), Portal Ridge, California

Tim Fitzharris / Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella), Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus), Tickseed and Prickly Poppy (Argemone polyanthemos) flowers blowing in the wind, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers in bloom, Tehachapi Mountains, California

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Tim Fitzharris / California Poppy (Eschscholzia californica) and Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowers covering hills, Tehachapi Mountains, California

Jim Brandenburg / Mexican Golden Poppy (Eschscholzia glyptosperma) and Lupine (Lupinus sp) meadow, Organ Pipe Cactus National Monument, Arizona

Tim Fitzharris / Sand Bluebonnet (Lupinus subcarnosus) and Paintbrush (Castilleja sp) flowers, Hill Country, Texas

Albert Aanensen / Wild Lupins and other flowers {Lupinus sp} Hood river, Oregon, USA

Albert Aanensen / Wild Lupins and other flowers {Lupinus sp} Hood river, Oregon, USA

Colin Monteath / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowering near Cave Stream, Castle Hill, Canterbury, New Zealand

Colin Monteath / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowering near Cave Stream, Castle Hill, Canterbury, New Zealand

Tim Fitzharris / Lupine (Lupinus sp) flowering in meadow, Grand Teton National Park, Wyoming

Ingo Arndt / Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis) at sunset, Chugach National Forest, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Ingo Arndt / Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis) at sunset, Chugach National Forest, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska

Ingo Arndt / Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis) field in meadow, Chugach National Forest, Kenai Peninsula, Alaska