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Beautiful European crested tit (Lophophanes cristatus) perching on a spruce tree.

Greater Short-toed Lark on the rock in nature

Black Capped Chickadee (Parus atricapillus) perched on branch with green forest background. Looking over shoulder.

The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) was shot in cloudy weather on a tree branch against a blurred background

Common Commander butterfly feeding on Mikania micrantha Kunth (Mile-a-minute Weed). Butterfly feeding on weeds.

Reed bunting on a gorse bush, backlit at sunset at the Snettisham Nature Reserve, Norfolk, East Anglia.

A small pygmy nuthatch is perched on a twig looking downward in north Idaho.

A white-winged snowfinch (Montifringilla nivalis) seen in the dolomites. Sexten Dolomites. Sesto Municipality. Bolzano Province. Trentino-Alto Adige. Italy.

Red-backed shrike (Lanius collurio) sits on a branch

True Cricket Nymph of the Family Trigonidiidae

Woodchat shrike, Lanius senator, single bird on perch, Spain, April 2010

Crested Tit (Lophophanes cristatus), Scotland

. Shallow depth of field. nature background. Hover fly feeding on a flower

Polyommatus icarus is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae.

Closed up small bird, adult Northern wheatear or wheatear, low angle view, front shot, standing on the ground in the morning in nature of agriculture field in northern Thailand.

Differential grasshopper (Melanoplus differentialis) on corn husk in afternoon sunlight, late summer/early fall. Though a native North American species, people call it a pest because it can greatly damage crops. Others admire its adaptability. Still others point out that it feeds birds and other wildlife when its numbers rise. Taken in a Connecticut cornfield.

A butterfly perched atop a colorful bouquet of flowers in a grassy meadow.

Lepidoptera insect on wild plants, North China

Chestnut-backed Chickadee (Poecile rufescens) perched on wooden stick.

$Brenthis daphne, the marbled fritillary, is a butterfly of the family Nymphalidae.\nDescription:\nBrenthis daphne has a wingspan of 30–44 millimeters. Wings are rather rounded, the basic color of the upper side of the forewings is bright orange, with an incomplete black marginal band. The underside of the hindwings have a yellowish postdiscal band and the marginal area is completely suffused with purple, with a marble effect (hence the common name). The quadrangular patch on the underside hindwing is partially shaded orange pink to outer side. The chrysalis has two dorsal rows of thorns with bright spots and a bright metallic shine.\nThis species is very similar to the lesser marbled fritillary (Brenthis ino), but the latter is slightly smaller and the coloration of said patch is completely yellow.\nBiology:\nThe butterfly flies from late May to early August depending on the location. The eggs are laid separately in July on the leaves of the host plants. The larvae feed on brambles (Rubus fruticosus), raspberry (Rubus idaeus), Rubus caesius, Rubus sachalinensis, Sanguisorba officinalis and Filipendula species, while adults usually feed on nectar from brambles, thistles and other flowers. This species is univoltine. It overwinters at the caterpillar stage in the egg shell. \nDistribution and habitat:\nThis widespread species is present in the Palearctic ecozone from the southern parts of the continental Europe (northern Spain, southern France, Germany, Italy and eastwards to Slovakia and Greece), up to Caucasus, western Siberia. It prefers warm and sunny forest edges, woodland and bushy areas where the host plants grow, at an elevation of 75–1,750 meters above sea level (source Wikipedia).\n\nThis Picture is made during a Vacation in Bulgaria in May 2018.$

Green tiger beetle (Cicindela campestris) isolated on white background. Extreme macro photo shot with Canon MP-E65.

Little ringed plover (Charadrius dubius) resting on a stone hill.

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