Purple Collection (page 5)

RF - Early Purple Orchid (Orchis mascula) in flower, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May 2016

Water meadows along Sherborne Brook, a tributary of the River Windrush, Sherborne, Gloucestershire, UK. March 2015

Green-winged orchids (Anacamptis morio) at sunrise, Ashton Court Park, Bristol, UK, May

Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April. 3rd Prize in the Other Nature Topics category of Melvita Nature Images Awards 2013

Large white butterfly (Pieris brassicae) feeding on lavender flowers in garden, England, UK, August

Volcanic eruption near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, Iceland, 24 / 03 / 2010
Volcanic eruption near Eyjafjallajoekull glacier, Iceland, 24/03/2010. Volcano dormant since 1821

Lavender (Lavandula angustifolia) fields, Valensole Plateau, Alpes Haute Provence, France, June

RF- Sunset on Kimmeridge Bay, Isle of Purbeck, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, UK. November 2008

Birds Eye primrose (Primula laurentiana) Nordtirol, Austrian Alps. June

Detail of sponge (Chalinula nematifera) Maldives, Indian Ocean

Red helleborine (Cephalanthera rubra) in flower, Lorraine, France, June

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flowering in oakwood, Perthshire, Scotland, UK, May

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flowering in deciduous woodland, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK, May

Path through Blickling Great Wood with Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) in flower, UK, April. Two people walking dogs in distance

Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) female on Bluebell flower (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) Clare Glen, County Armagh, May

Southern marsh-orchid (Dactylorhiza praetermissa) Groot Schietveld, Wuustwezel, Belgium

Crocus (Crocus sp), flowering, cultivated plant in Westfalenpark, Dortmund, Germany, March

Small Scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) Hutchinsons Bank, New Addington, Croydon, South London, England, UK, August

Blue flag iris (Iris versicolor) in flower, New Brunswick, Canada, June

Stink bug (Graphosoma lineatum). The Netherlands. September

Abstract detail of a cabbage, Kandawgyi Gardens, Pyin Oo Lwin, Myanma, December

Lightning across lake, with mixed flock of birds, Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Hungary, July 2006

Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) and english bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Early mornig light. West Wood, nr Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK. May 2021

Dalmatian Pelicans (Pelecanus crispus) in dusk light on lake. Lake Kerkini, Greece, March 2012

Small red damselfly (Ceriagrion tenellum) resting on Heather flower. The Netherlands. August

Lavender (Lavandula) field at Somerset Lavender, near Frome, Somerset, UK. July 2014

Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) and English bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta). Early morning light. West Wood, nr Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK. May 2021

Wine throated hummingbird (Selasphorus ellioti) male, courtship display, Cloud forest, Atitlan Volcano, Solola, Guatemala

Icelandic horse amongst flowering lupins (Lupinus sp. ), southwest Iceland. June
Icelandic horse amongst flowering lupins (Lupinus sp.), southwest Iceland. June

Yorkshire terrier standing among spring flowers, portrait, Haddam, Connecticut, USA. April

Common brimstone butterfly (Gonepteryx rhamni) flying towards Purple betony (Betonica officinalis) flowers, Upper Bavaria, Germany. July

Lightning storm reflecting in river in the Amazon basin, Yasuni National Park, Orellana, Ecuador. January, 2019

Herb robert (Geranium robertianum) stamen detail, Clare Glen, Tandragee, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

Corncockle (Agrostemma githago) and Corn marigolds (Chrysanthemum segetum) flowering in sown wildflower meadow, Surrey, UK. March

Pyramidal orchid (Anacamptis pyramidalis) in flower, Hampshire, UK June. Focus stacked

Pair of Nudibranchs (Flabellina exoptata) just prior to mating, the mating apparatus of the one on left is visible, Bitung, North Sulawesi, Indonesia, Molucca Sea

Hybrid orchis, Orchis x colemanii (Orchis mascula x Orchis pauciflora), a natural hybrid between Early purple orchid and Few flowered orchid, in flower, Sibillini, Umbria, Italy. May

Sieber's crocus (Crocus sieberi var triclolor), a variety of the Cretan mountain crocus, in flower in a garden, Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Umbria, Italy. March

Costa's hummingbird (Calypte costae) male, portrait, showing purple iridescence of head and neck feathers, Coachella Valley, California, USA

Slime mould (Lamproderma scintillans) sporangia growing along edge of decaying leaf. Buckinghamshire, England, UK, January. Focus Stacked image

Pollen grains on the style of a Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia), Hoe Grange Nature Reserve, Derbyshire, UK. August

Harebell (Campanula rotundifolia) pollen grain, false-coloured Scanning Electron Micrograph

Common restharrow (Ononis repens) and Round-headed rampion (Phyteuma orbiculare) flowering on a chalk grassland hilltop, Marlborough Downs, Wiltshire, UK. July

Fluorescent coral (Pocillopora sp. ) at night on a coral reef in blue light
Fluorescent coral (Pocillopora sp.) at night on a coral reef in blue light, with the lights from a resort jetty behind, Laamu Atoll, Maldives, Indian Ocean

Amethyst Deceiver (Laccaria amethystina) two young toadstools growing up from mossy log, Buckinghamshire, England, UK, September

Grey heron (Ardea cinerea) with lightning storm at night. Lake Csaj, Kiskunsagi National Park, Pusztaszer, Hungary. May 2012

Dune pansies / Seaside pansies (Viola tricolor curtisii) flowering on coastal sand dunes, Merthyr Mawr Warren National Nature Reserve, Glamorgan, Wales, UK. April

American Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinica) balancing on a lily pad, Everglades National Park, Florida, USA

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