Purple Collection (page 6)

Close up of the tube feet of a Purple velvet seastar (Leiaster leachi), extending from the protective crevice in one of its arms, Maui, Hawaii, Pacific Ocean

Broad-bordered bee hawk-moth (Hemaris fuciformis) nectaring from Wood cranesbill (Geranium sylvaticum), Finland. June

Bedstraw hawkmoth (Hyles gallii) caterpillar on Rosebay willowherb (Chamaenerion angustifolium), Finland. July

Male Mountain apollo butterfly (Parnassius apollo) nectaring on wildflower, Finland. July

Four spotted chaser (Libellula quadrimaculata) on Common heather (Calluna vulgaris), Klein Schietveld Nature Reserve, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

RF - Eschmeyers scorpionfish (Rhinopias eschmeyeri) composite image showing different colour variations on black background. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia

Neapolitan crocus (Crocus neapolitanus) in bloom after the snow melt, high in the Apennines, Campo Imperatore, Abruzzo, Italy. May

Field scabious (Knautia arvensis) flowering in meadow, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June

Sage (Salvia pratensis) and Buttercup, (Ranunculus acris) in wildflower meadow, Mount Baldo, Italy, Europe. June

Close up of three arms from a Feather star (Crinoidea), Triton Bay, West Papua, Indonesia, Pacific Ocean

Pair of Metallic starlings (Aplonis metallica) collecting nesting material, Tully Falls, Queensland, Australia

Apennine treacle mustard (Erysimum pseudorhaeticum) and Greater milkwort (Polygala major) in flower in dry field, Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy. June

Fallow fields burst into flower containing Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis), Hoarry mullein (Verbascum pulverulentum), Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea) and Common poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Abruzzo

Fallow field in flower containing Poppy (Papaver rhoeas), Woad (Isatis tinctoria), Corn chamomile (Anthemis arvensis) Olympian mullein (Verbascum longifolium) and Purple toadflax (Linaria purpurea)

Robin (Erithacus rubecula) carrying a red berry in its beak as it takes off, Parainen Uto, Finland. October

Pair of Spot gobies (Gobiusculus flavescens) nesting in a old Common sea urchin (Echinus esculentus) shell, Loch Carron, Highlands, Scotland, UK

Beech trees (Fagus sylvatica) and English bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) soft focus, West Wood, near Marlborough, Wiltshire, UK. May 2021

Portrait of a Secretary blenny (Acanthemblemaria maria), living in a hole in the base of a purple common sea fan, on a coral reef. East End, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, British West Indies

Bog cranberry (Vaccinium oxycoccos) Peak District National Park, Derbyshire, UK. September

Black-crested coquette (Lophornis helenae) juvenile male visiting Porterweed (Stachytarpheta sp) Turrialba, Costa Rica

Blue-chested hummingbird (Amazilia amabilis) male feeding from flower, Costa Rica, Central America

Purple vipers bugloss (Echium plantaineum) growing in fields of Corn Marigold (Chrysanthemum segetum) along the coast, Project Neptune National Trust, Cornwall, England, UK, June

Sand dunes covered in flowering plants including Yellow horned poppy (Glaucium flavum) and purple orchids, Burnham Overy, Norfolk, UK, June 2010

Lavender (Lavandula sp) field, aerial view, near Greoux-les-Bains, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, September

Lavender (Lavandula sp) field and poppies (Papaver rhoeas), near Sault, Vaucluse, France

Forested scenery, with hills, mist and protected waters. Port Hardy, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. Queen Charlotte Strait, North East Pacific Ocean

Small scabious (Scabiosa columbaria) with three tiny (1mm) Thrips (Order Thysanoptera) on a petal, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK

Crab spider (Misumena vatia) waiting for prey on Meadow thistle (Cirsium dissectum). Dunsdon Devon Wildlife Trust Reserve, England, UK. June

Clustered bellflower (Campanula glomerata) against sky. Pewsey Downs National Nature Reserve, Wiltshire, England, UK. July

Saffron crocuses (Crocus sativus), cultivated for saffron, Lleida, Catalonia, Spain, November

Mexican giant cardon (Pachycereus pringlei), two young cacti amongst flowering Desert sand verbena (Abronia villosa) during spring super bloom. Northern Baja California, Mexico

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

Orange tip butterfly (Anthocharis cardamines) two females on Cuckooflower (Cardamine pratensis). The Netherlands. March

Silver-studded blue butterfly (Plebejus argus), two resting amongst grasses, in morning. The Netherlands. July

Hairy violet (Viola hirta) clump flowering in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, March

Purple-ringed Topsnail (Calliostoma annulatum), Orange Social Tunicate (Metandrocarpa taylori) and Lattice-work Bryozoan (Phidolophora pacifica), Browning Pass, Queen Charlotte Strait

Common bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on a Greater periwinkle flower (Vinca major), Wiltshire garden, UK, April

Bluebell (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) flower, soft glow from in-camera double exposure, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. May

Herb robert (Geranium robertianum) flower, Broxwater, Cornwall, UK. April

Green veined white butterfly (Pieris napi) roosting on a Dog Violet flower, Hertofrdshire, England, UK, April - Focus Stacked

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) foraging on a passion flower (Passiflora caerulea), Berkshire, England, UK, August

Scarlet avens (Geum chiloense / Geum quellyon) in flower, native to Chile. May

Three Marbled white butterflies (Melanargia galathea) nectaring on Greater knapweed flowers (Centaurea scabiosa) in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June

Translucent coral goby (Bryaninops erythrops) in Seapen (Virgularia gustaviana). Komodo National Park, Indonesia. Indo-West Pacific

Meadow grasshopper (Pseudochorthippus parallelus) on Common heather (Calluna vulgaris), covered in dew droplets. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August

Kaleidoscopic image of Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp. ) on Sea pen (Virgularia sp. ). Rinca, Indonesia
Kaleidoscopic image of Brittlestar (Ophiothrix sp.) on Sea pen (Virgularia sp.). Rinca, Indonesia

Smeathmans furrow bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. April

Fragrant orchids (Gymnadenia conopsea) amongst wildflowers in ancient alpine meadow. North Tyrol, Austria. June

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