Rob Tilley / King Protea (Protea cynaroides) bud close-up detail. Maui, Hawaii, February.
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Richard Du Toit / Amethyst Sunbird (Amethyst Sunbird) sub-adult male on King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower, Western Cape, South Africa
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Heather Angel / Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) male perching on King protea (Protea cynaroides) whilst foraging for nectar. Pearl Mountain Reserve, South Africa, August.
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Heather Angel / Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) male nectaring on King protea (Protea cynaroides). Pearl Mountain Reserve, South Africa, August.
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Heather Angel / Malachite sunbird (Nectarinia famosa) male nectaring on King protea (Protea cynaroides). Cape Province, South Africa. August.
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Ann & Steve Toon / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) on king protea, Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden, Cape Town, South Africa, September
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Adrian Davies / King protea (Protea cynaroides), cultivated specimen, occurs in South Africa.
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Adrian Davies / King protea (Protea cynaroides), cultivated specimen, occurs in South Africa.
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Chris Mattison / King protea (Protea cynaroides) showing involucral bracts around the flower bud, native to South Africa but growing in the Botanical Gardens, La Gomera, Canary Islands
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Kevin Schafer / King Protea (Protea cynaroides), Cape Peninsula, South Africa
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Rob Tilley / King Protea (Protea cynaroides) bud close-up detail. Maui, Hawaii, February.
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Rob Tilley / King Protea (Protea cynaroides) bud. Maui, Hawaii, February.
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Adrian Davies / King protea {Protea cynaroides} flower
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Pete Oxford / King protea flower {Protea cynaroides} Cape Town, South Africa
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Gerry Ellis / King Protea (Protea cynaroides) bract and flower, native to South Africa
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Claudio Velasquez / King protea flowers {Protea cynaroides} Table Mountain NR, S Africa. Did you know? Proteas are named after the Greek god Proteus who could change his form, as proteas have a diverse range of shapes an...
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Richard Du Toit / Amethyst Sunbird (Amethyst Sunbird) male on King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower, Western Cape, South Africa
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Richard Du Toit / Amethyst Sunbird (Amethyst Sunbird) sub-adult male on King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower, Western Cape, South Africa
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Richard Du Toit / Amethyst Sunbird (Amethyst Sunbird) sub-adult male on King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower, Western Cape, South Africa
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Piotr Naskrecki / King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower, South Africa
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Kevin Schafer / King Protea (Protea cynaroides) flower petals, native to South Africa
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Tony Phelps / King Protea flowers {Protea cynaroides} DeHoop Nature resrve, Western Cape, South Africa.