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Red rose flower opening from bud - sequence, digital composite
Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale), development from bud to seed. Digital composite
Blue tit {Parus caeruleus} on branch, Cornwall. UK
Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) backlit in evening light, Polly / Porth Joke, Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall, UK, July
Glory lily (Gloriosa superba) bud and flower with reflexed petals and trifid stigma. Pollinated by butterflies. National flower of Zimbabwe
Borage flower bud (Borago officinalis) near Nice, south of France, June
Pussy willow catkin (Salix caprea) bursting out from bud, Somerset Levels, Somerset, England, UK, April
Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) bud, Polly / Porth Joke, Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall, UK, July
Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012
Rosy sundew (Drosera hamiltonii) curled flower bud, studio environment
Duke of Burgundy butterfly (Hamearis lucina) crawling up to top of flower bud to bask in sun. Bedfordshire, England, UK. May. Focus Stacked
Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flower with bud and seed pod, Surrey, UK. July
Blackburnian warbler (Dendroica fusca) male in breeding plumage, on branch with newly-emerging leaves in spring, near Salamanca, New York, USA, May
Black-capped chickadee (Poecile atricapilla) perched in snow-covered Eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis) tree during spring snowstorm, Freeville, New York, USA. April
Chalcid Parasitoid Wasp (Pteromalidae, probably Mesopolobus tibialis). 2mm in length, found moving over opening oak buds. Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus Stacked Image
Chalcid parasitoid wasp (probably Mesopolobus tibialis), 2mm in length, moving over Oak (Quercus sp)Chalcid parasitoid wasp (probably Mesopolobus tibialis), 2mm in length, moving over Oak (Quercus sp.) buds, Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April. Focus Stacked Image
Young male Collared flycatcher (Ficedula albicollis) in between budding branches, Finland. May
Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched in a Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) feeding on buds, Wiltshire, UK, April
Lemon (Citrus limon) flower, buds and fruit, Umbria, Italy. June
Gila woodpecker (Melanerpes uropygialis) feeding on Saguaro (Carnegiea gigantea) blossom nectar and the insects trapped in them, Sonoran Desert, Arizona, USA
Regent bowerbird (Sericulus chrysocephalus) male sitting in budding mango tree (Mangifera indica), Ravensbourne, Queensland, Australia
Gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) feeding on Saguaro cactus (Carnegiea gigantea) blossom nectar, Sonoran desert, Arizona, USA
Beautiful demoiselle damselfly (Calopteryx virgo) female resting on Yellow iris (Iris pseudacorus) bud. Cornwall, England, UK. May
Winter aconite (Eranthis hyemalis) flower and bud. Ring of nectaries formed from petals. In garden, Surrey, England, UK. February
Tuberous hawkbit (Leontodon tuberosus) bud, abstract, Menorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, Europe
Coal tit (Periparus ater) perched on branch in spring with flower buds, Asturias, Spain, April
Poppy (Papaver rhoeas) flowers and bud. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May
Siberian iris (Iris sibirica) flowers, Eastern Slovakia, Europe, May 2009
Poppy flower opening, La Serena, Extremadura, Spain, April 2009
Naples garlic (Allium neapolitanum) flower buds, Akamas peninsula, Cyprus, May 2009