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Sun bromeliad (Fascicularia bicolor). Central leaves turn red to attract hummingbird pollinators before flowers open. Cultivated in garden. Surrey, England, UK
Celandine crocus (Crocus korolkowii) carpet in area of snowmelt. Pollinated by solitary bees and bumblebees. In valley, near Ansob Pass, Tajikistan. April 2014
Porcelain orchid (Chloraea magellanica) with osmophores on lip fluorescing in UV light. Chile. Controlled conditions, focus stacked. Sequence 2/2
Bamboo growing beside narrow mountain track. Gaoligongshan National Nature Reserve, Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas, Yunnan Province, China. May 2009. Digitally stitched panorama
Slipper orchid (Cypripedium tibeticum), two flowers. Balangshan, Wolong, Sichuan Province, China. June
Regal lily (Lilium regale) with Crab spider (Thomisidae sp) waiting to predate insects. Near Maoxian, Min Valley, Sichuan Province, China
Lily (Lilium lophophorum) flowers. Tepals fused at tips to protects floral parts from precipitation, slits allow access to pollinators. Mugecuo Scenic Area, Kangding, Sichuan Province, China. June
Celandine crocus (Crocus korolkowii) carpets in areas of snowmelt. Near Ansob Pass, Tajikistan. April 2014
Cats whiskers / Black bat flower (Tacca chantrieri). Pollinated by flies. Cultivated in glasshouse, Surrey, England, UK. Native to Southeast Asia
Moso bamboo (Phyllostachys edulis), view upwards into canopy, Shunan Zhuhai National Park, Sichuan Province, China
RF - Turks cap lily (Lilium martagon) with solitary bee in flight, Aosta Valley, Gran Paradiso National Park, Italy
Sequence of strips of cultivated Machair with early shoots of Black oats (Avena strigosa) pushing through the sand. North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
Two Little terns (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
Little tern (Sterna albifrons) at the nest amongst Black oats (Avena strigosa) growing on shell rich sands Machair, North Uist, Scotland, UK, June
Soaptree yucca (Yucca elata) at sunset. White Sands National Monument, New Mexico, USA. January
Queen conch (Lobatus gigas) juvenile feeding on algae growing on Seagrass (Thalassia testudinum) blades. Eleuthera, Bahamas
Sword-grass moth (Xylena exsoleta) caterpillar on Field gladiolus (Gladiolus italicus). Cyprus. April
Rushes reflected in water at dawn, Scotland, UK, September
Pyrenean merendera / False meadow saffron (Merendera pyrenaica / Colchicum montanum) flowering on montane pastureland, Vegas de Sotres, Picos de Europa, Asturias, Spain, August
Autumn ladies tresses (Spiranthes spiralis) Sark, British Channel Islands, August
Gladiolus (Gladiolus palustris) flowering with butterfly, Upper Bavaria, Germany
RF - Wild garlic (Allium ursinum) flower close-up, Lanhydrock woodland, Cornwall, UK. May
Yellow-headed Blackbird (Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus) male perched in marsh vegetation (Phragmites) in foreground. Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, view toward east
Leaf-nosed bat (Phyllostomidae sp) flying towards Banana (Musa sp) flower to feed. Costa Rica
Green-crowned brilliant (Heliodoxa jacula), three feeding on Lobster-claw (Heliconia sp) flower in rain. Costa Rica
Water filled ditch with shadow of a tree on water with Fringed waterlily (Nymphoides peltata) Star duckweed (Lemna trisulca) Netherlands. July 2015
Wicken Fen wetlands with windmill water pump and Phragmites reeds, Cambridgeshire, England, May
White-headed capuchin (Cebus capucinus) walking on giant palm-tree, Costa Rica
High Altiplano with tussock grass called Paja brava (Festuca orthophylla) showing clonal growth spread. Bolivia. December 2016
Agave (Agave felgeri) leaves, close up. Endemic plant to Mexico. Meise National Botanic Garden of Belgium, Belgium, August
Ripe Barley (Hordeum vulgare) ears black and white backlit image
Eggleaf twayblade (Listera ovata), Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. May
Heart shaped lip dactylorhiza orchid (Orchis cordigera) in flower, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, May
Globe orchid (Traunsteinera globosa) near Lac du Bornon, Mercantour National Park, Provence, France, June
Sand dunes at Luskentyre with view to Taransay. Isle of Harris, Outer Hebrides, Scotland, UK. November 2016
Hardy Chinese orchid (Pleione limprichtii) Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Sichuan Province, China
Sociable weaver (Philetairus socius) nest in quiver tree (Aloidendron dichotomum) Quiver tree forest, Keetmanshoop, Namibia
Hardy Chinese orchid (Pleione limprichtii) growing, Tangjiahe National Nature Reserve, Qingchuan County, Sichuan province, China
Yellow ladys slipper orchid (Cypripedium parviflorum) New Brunswick, Canada, June
Water hyacinth (Eichhornia sp. ) and red Ludwigia (Ludwigia sp. ) in a clear stream, Pantanal, BrazilWater hyacinth (Eichhornia sp.) and red Ludwigia (Ludwigia sp.) in a clear stream, Pantanal, Brazil. Photographed for the Freshwater Project
Ripe Barley (Hordeum vulgare) ears in field ready for harvest and the rising sun, Stone Henge, Salisbury, England, UK, August
Tree bumblebee (Bombus hypnorum) feeding from Chive (Allium schoenoprasum), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. June
Green-crowned brillian-t hummingbird (Heliodoxa jacula) visiting Torch ginger flower (Etlingera elatior), Poas Volcano National Park Costa Rica
RF - Daffodils (Narcissus sp) emerging from prolonged snow Spring Norfolk UK
Greater Bullrush / Reedmace (Typha latifolia) with seeds emerging in winter ready for dispersal on breezes, Cotswold Water Park, Wiltshire, UK, January
Common cottongrass (Eriophorum angustifolium) flowering, at sunrise, Island Runde, Norway, July
Red sand desert, with Spinifex grass (Spinifex longifolius) and other vegetation growing after rain, Exmouth Peninsula, Western Australia. May 2014
Ladys slipper (Cypripedium calceolus) in flower, Camosciara Mounts, near Pescasseroli, Abruzzo, Italy, June