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Cornflowers (Centaurea cyanus) growing on fallow fields near Orvieto, Umbria, Italy, June. Taken with fisheye lens
Silver Studded Blue (Plebejus argus), Gran Paradiso National Park, Aosta Valley, Pennine Alps, Italy. July
Darwins Orchid (Angraecum sesquipedale) species which is pollinated by a long-tongued moth, from Ambila, Madagascar. Photograph taken on location for BBC Wild Madagascar Series, August 2009
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding from Lavender (Lavandula) flowers, Mayfield Lavender Farm, North Downs, Surrey, UK, July
Two Madonna lily (Lilium candidum) flowerheads, Umbria, Italy. June
White asphodel (Asphodelus albus) flowerhead. Cyprus. April
RF- Bannded demoiselle (Calopteryx splendens), resting on buttercup, Lower Tamar Lakes, Cornwall/Devon border, UK. May
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) adult feeding on teasel seeds, UK, February
RF- Rare Monkey / Lady hybrid orchid (Orchis simia x purpurea). Possibly unique to Hartslock nature reserve (SSSI), Oxfordshire, UK. May
Geranium Argus butterfly (Plebejus eumedon) feeding on Wood Cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum) northern Finland, June
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) in garden, Norfolk, England, UK, June
Orange Tip Butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) male resting on Bluebell (Endymion / Hyacinthoides nonscriptus). Peak DIstrict National Park, Derbyshire, UK. April
Mountain pansy (Viola lutea) flowers, Strathspey, Cairngorms National Park, Scotland, June
Common poppies (Papaver rhoeas) backlit in evening light, Polly / Porth Joke, Pentire, Newquay, Cornwall, UK, July
White waterlily (Nymphaea alba) in Naardermeer bog lake, Holland. May
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August
RF - Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) caterpillar on Wild carrot (Daucus carota) flowers. The Netherlands. August. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
Swallowtail butterfly (Papilio machaon) nectaring on thistle (Cirsium sp.) flower. The Netherlands. July
Bunch-flowered narcissus (Narcissus tazetta) flower head, growing on limestone, Umbria, Italy. February
Mining bee / Little flower bee (Anthophora bimaculata) taking nectar and pollen from Common fleabane (Pulicaria dysenterica) flower, with pollen covered scopa, Surrey, England, UK. August
Honey bee (Apis mellifera) on Fleabane (Erigion eriginousus) Newport Marshes Reserve, Gwent, Wales, UK. August
RF - Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) flower close-up, Lanhydrock woodland, Cornwall, UK. May
RF - Eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly (Papilio glaucus) nectaring on Zinnia in farm garden, wild and free. Essex, Connecticut, USA
Sunflower (Helianthus annuus), close-up. Sunflower plantation in Cuestahedo, Merindad de Montija, Merindades, Burgos, Castilla y Leon, Spain. August
Arctic River beauty (Chamerion latifolium) flowering, Landmannalauger, Iceland, June
Praying mantis (Tenodera sp) on plant at night. Wuliangshan Nature Reserve, Jingdong, Yunnan Province, China
RF- Rufous Hummingbird (Selasphorus rufus) female feeding in flight on Scarlet Gilia (Ipomopsis aggregata). Gila National Forest, New Mexico, USA. August
Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) visiting Greater knapweed (Centaurea scabiosa) flowers, Dorset, England. Digital Composite
Close up of European dark bee (Apis mellifera mellifera - nigra race), feeding on ice plant flowers (Sedum spectabile), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. September
Ladys slipper (Cypripedium calceolus) in flower, Camosciara Mounts, near Pescasseroli, Abruzzo, Italy, June
Woodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta / scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterfliesWoodcock orchid (Ophrys cornuta/scolopax) with mating Black veined white butterflies (Aporia crataegi), Bela Reka, Eastern Rhodope Mountains, Bulgaria, May 2013
Alpine Snowbell (Soldanella alpina) flowering in snow, above Madoona di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, June
Lily of the valley (Convallaria majalis), Foret de Puvenelle, Lorraine Regional Natural Park, Lorraine, France, May
Scarce Copper (Lycaena virgaureae) male in meadow on ox-eye daisy, Joutsa (formerly Leivonmaki), Finland, July
Magnolia Rustica rubra in flower in garden, UK, May
Alpine Snowbell (Soldanella alpina) in flower, above Madoona di Campiglio, Brenta Dolomites, Italy, June 2010
Pasque flowers (Pulsatilla vulgaris) in rain, Lorraine, France, April. 3rd Prize in the Other Nature Topics category of Melvita Nature Images Awards 2013
Red Admiral Butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) on Michaelmas daisy flowers. Dorset, UK, October 2012
RF - Marbled White butterfly (Melanargia galathea) resting on common spotted orchid, Dunsdon Nature Reserve, Devon, UK. July
Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) feeding at an Angels or Devil sSword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) feeding at an Angels or Devils Trumpet Flower (Datura sp.). Yanacocha montane cloud forest, Ecuador
Cornflower (Centaurea cyanus) UK, July
Martagon lily (Lilium martagon) in flower, Vosges, Lorraine, France, July
Two Black-capped chickadees (Poecile atricapillus) in mid-air fight by a sunflower, New York, USA, February
Rafflesia flower (Rafflesia keithii) in Gunung Gading NP, Borneo, Sarawak, Malaysia
RF - Close up of Greater stitchwort (Stellaria holostea) flower, Cornwall, UK. April
Giant Water Lily (Victoria amazonica) flower in a lagoon at Porto Jofre, off the Cuiaba River, northern Pantanal, Mato Grosso State, Brazil, South America
RF - Two Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio machaon) flying to feed on thistle (Cirsium sp. ) bush in flowerRF - Two Swallowtail butterflies (Papilio machaon) flying to feed on thistle (Cirsium sp.) bush in flower. The Netherlands. July