Andy Rouse / Red fox, (Vulpes vulpes), in bluebells, UK
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Loic Poidevin / Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July.
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Phil Savoie / Green-crowned brillian hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) visiting Torch ginger flower (Etlingera elatior), Poas Volcano National Park Costa Rica
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Ben Hall / Red fox (Vulpes vulpes) peering from behind tree with bluebells in foreground, Cheshire, June.
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Ernie Janes / Oyster Catcher (Haematopus ostralegus) in tulip (Tulipa) field, North Norfolk, May 2013
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Roy Mangersnes / African blood lily (Scadoxus katharinae) flowering the the mist forest around Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe, November
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Richard Du Toit / Impala lily flower (Adenium multiflorum) Sabi Sand GR, South Africa, October
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Nigel Cattlin / Tulip (Tulipa sp) flower with red petals, cross section showing mature anthers and style. Berkshire, England, UK. April.
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Gary Bell/ Oceanwide / Sea Goldie (Pseudanthias squamipinnis) school in coral reef with feather stars, Great Barrier Reef, Queensland, Australia
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George Sanker / Florida red-bellied cooter turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) feeding on Water lily (Nymphaeaceae) flower. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.
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George Sanker / Florida red-bellied cooter turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) feeding on Water lily (Nymphaeaceae) flower. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.
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George Sanker / Florida red-bellied cooter turtle (Pseudemys nelsoni) feeding on Water lily (Nymphaeaceae) flower. Everglades National Park, Florida, USA. March.
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Heather Angel / Wetland with cultivated areas of rice, Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) and other crops. Peaks in background, view from Jade Dragon Peak. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China, 2009.
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Heather Angel / Sacred lotus ( Nelumbo nucifera) seeds removed from the enlarged receptacle. Seeds are combined with rice to form a porridge. Puzhehei, Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009.
Heather Angel / Arabian star flower (Ornithogalum arabicum) in UV light with exposed nectar fluorescing yellow. Native to Northern Africa and Southern Europe. Series 1/2.
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Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) taken with infra-red thermograph camera. Top of receptacle hottest at 35 degrees Celsius with stamens at 30 degrees Celsius. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England,...
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Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in visible light. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Sequence 1/2.
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Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) seeds embedded in pits in fleshy receptacle. Seeds and rice are made into porridge. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Heather Angel / Raindrops on Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) lily pad. Micro nanostructures create an ultrahydrophobic surface so water slides off leaf. Puzhehai National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower with circular receptacle with raised stigmas surrounded by stamens. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China.
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Heather Angel / Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flowering in Puzhehai Lake with peaks in background. Puzhehei National Wetland Park, Yunnan Province, China. 2009.
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Edwin Giesbers / Wildflower meadow with Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus), Crown daisy (Glebionis coronaria) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas). Cyprus. April 2017.
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Neil Aldridge / Water lily flowers (Nymphaea nouchali) at sunset in the Okavango Delta, Botswana.
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Ernie Janes / Red hot poker (Kniphofia) 'Royal Standard' in garden border, England, UK, July.
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Jed Weingarten / Wild Wonders of China / Sacred Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, Yichun, Heilongjiang, China. July 2016.
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Guy Edwardes / Carniolan lily (Lilium carniolicum), Gorenjska, Slovenia.
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Loic Poidevin / Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) in flower in botanic garden, Vendee, France, July.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Indian, or Sacred Lotus flowers (Nelumbo nucifera) growing in the East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Raindrops on the leaves of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Raindrops on the leaves of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Raindrops on the leaves of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Indian / Sacred Lotus flower bud (Nelumbo nucifera) edible plant, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Local man collecting Indian / Sacred Lotus flower stalks (Nelumbo nucifera) for food, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China. June 2018
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Local man collecting Indian, or Sacred Lotus flower stalks (Nelumbo nucifera) to eat, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China. June 2018
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Local man collecting Indian, or Sacred Lotus flower stalks (Nelumbo nucifera) to eat, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China. June 2018
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Raindrops on the leaves of Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) Xinqing National Wetland Park, near Yichun city, Heilongjiang Province, China.
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Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Indian / Sacred Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera) edible plant, East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China
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Felis Images / Little spiderhunter (Arachnothera longirostra) perched on Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) Kerala, India.
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Felis Images / Nun's hood orchid (Phaius tankervilleae) flowers, Singalila National Park, West Bengal, India.
Ernie Janes / Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) close up of flower, Melbourne Botanic garden, Victoria, Australia.
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Ernie Janes / Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) close up of flower, Melbourne Botanic garden, Victoria, Australia.
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Ernie Janes / Blue lotus (Nymphaea nouchali) flowers, Thailand.
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MYN / Lily Kumpe / Red-legged litter runner cockroach (Platyzosteria similis) William Bay National Park, Western Australia. Meetyourneighbours.net project.
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Theo Bosboom / Red eyed damselfly (Erythromma najas) on water lily pad in a small farm pond, Gelderland, the Netherlands, July.
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Sandra Bartocha / Water lily pads (Nymphaceae), Sweden, June.
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Ernie Janes / Crimson flag lily (Schizostylis coccinea) 'Major' in autumn, Norfolk, England, UK, September.
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Phil Savoie / Green-crowned brilliant hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) visiting Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior), Poas Volcano National Park Costa Rica
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Phil Savoie / Green-crowned brillian hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) visiting Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior), Poas Volcano National Park Costa Rica
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Phil Savoie / Green-crowned brillian-t hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) visiting Torch ginger flower (Etlingera elatior), Poas Volcano National Park Costa Rica
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of Water lily (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea) and other aquatic plants, Okavango river, Okavango Delta, Botswana, June 2014 . Photographed for The Freshwater Project
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of African tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus), predatory fish in the Okavango river with Water lily (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea) and other aquatic plants. Okavango Delta, Botswana,...
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Michel Roggo / Underwater view of African tigerfish (Hydrocynus vittatus), predatory fish in the Okavango river with Water lily (Nymphaea nouchali var. caerulea) and other aquatic plants. Okavango Delta, Botswana,...
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Ernie Janes / Cultivated tulips (Tulipa) red and purple flowered varieties in garden. England, UK.
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Ernie Janes / Cultivated tulips (Tulipa) red and purple flowered varieties in garden. England, UK.
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Ernie Janes / Tulip 'Carnaval de Nice' growing in garden border. England, UK.
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Gary K. Smith / Red-hot poker (Kniphofia) flowers.
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Dave Bevan / Two juvenile Little grebes (Tachybaptus ruficollis) resting and preening on a water lily, Ceredigion, Wales, UK. July.
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Steve Downer / Close up of a Black slug (Arion ater agg.) showing red colour variation feeding on a Plantain lily (Hosta) leaf, Birmingham, England, UK, August.
Edwin Giesbers / RF - Indian lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) flower, Botanic Garden Meise, Belgium. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Cyril Ruoso / Blood flower (Haemanthus coccineus) Table Mountain NP, Cape Peninsula, South Africa
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Chris Mattison / Blue water lily (Nymphaea stellata) flower, Costa Rica
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Chris Mattison / Blue water lily (Nymphaea stellata) flower, Costa Rica
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Murray Cooper / Lily (Lilium sp) flower, Ecuador
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Nick Garbutt / RF- Scarlet-chested sunbird (Chalcomitra senegalensis) male perched on Aloe flower. Ndutu area, Ngorongoro Conservation Area NCA / Serengeti National Park, Tanzania. (This image may be licensed either...
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John Cancalosi / Torch ginger (Etlingera elatior) portrait of flower, Costa Rica
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Ernie Janes / Red-hot poker flowers (Kniphofia) close up, cultivated plant.
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Rod Williams / Lily beetle (Lilioceris lilii) on leaf, Brockley Cemetery, Lewisham, London, England, May.