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Honey bee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets feeding on Balkan anemone (Anemone blanda)
Prickly comfrey (Symphytum asperum), flowers open red and change to blue. Caucasus, Russia
Prophet flowers (Arnebia pulchra) with dark spots that act as nectar guides
Caucasian lily (Lilium monadelphum), Caucasus, Russia. June
Eurasian blue tit (Cyanistes caeruleus) on a branch, Vendee, France, January
Eurasian bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) male on a branch feeding on Rowan (Sorbus
St Helena ebony / Dwarf ebony (Trochetiopsis ebenus) with secondary pollen presentation
Gold-tailed melitta bee (Melitta haemorrhoidalis), two males sleeping at night in
Common blackbird (Turdus merula) feeding on Rowan (Sorbus aucuparia) berries, Leon
Bumblebee (Bombus sp) queen feeding on Crocus (Crocus korolkowii), covered in pollen
Bumblebee (Bombus sp) looking for pollen amongst fallen Southern magnolia (Magnolia
Daffodil (Narcissus sp) opening, view from above. Focus stacked
Hairy banana (Musa velutina), self peeling exposing flesh to aid seed dispersal by birds
Balsam (Impatiens rosulata) with yellow nectar guides. Endemic to Kitulo Plateau, Tanzania
Hairy banana (Musa velutina) flowering in glasshouse
Bee beetle (Trichius fasciatus), a bee mimic, nectaring on Umbel-flowered catchfly
Honeybee (Apis mellifera) with full pollen baskets and pollen on head, thorax and abdomen
Scarab beetles sleeping overnight in Persian marsh orchid (Dactylorhiza umbrosa). Turkey
Elephant yam (Amorphophallus paeoniifolius) in UV light, lower band with female flowers
Northern ravens (Corvus corax) interacting in snow, Leon, Spain, February
Moth (Lepidoptera) nectaring on Bokkeveld evening lily (Hesperantha cucullata) at dusk
Angle shades moth (Phlogophora meticulosa) nectaring on Snowberry (Symphoricarpos
Bumblebee (Bombus sp) in Squash (Cucurbita sp) flower
Common bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on Darwins barberry (Berberis darwinii)
Marmalade hoverfly (Episyrphus balteatus) feeds Meadow rue (Thalictrum sp) pollen
