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A great Spangled Fritillary feeds on butterfly weed.

Male rock thrush looking for larvae in the cracks of the rocks.

The blue color of the Common Blue butterfly is less evident when its wings are closed, but a distinct blue hue does show up. The detailed patterns on the wings are a marvel of the artistry of nature. This photographe was taken in the midday sunshine in Southern Quebec in summertime.

butterfly sitting on white flower - argynnis paphia

Close-up of a beautiful buttery on a leaf.

A New Zealand endemic bird, the Rock Wren, perched on a branch. The bird is small with olive-green plumage on its back and wings, and a pale greyish-white throat and belly. It also has a noticeable yellow patch on its sides. Its beak is short and pointed, ideal for its insectivorous diet. The bird's legs and feet are strong, adapted for hopping among rocks and alpine terrain. The background is softly blurred, with hues of green and grey, which enhances the focus on the Rock Wren, highlighting its delicate features and vibrant colours. The surrounding foliage adds a natural, serene ambience to the scene.

The mistletoe birds(females duller, with grey streak on belly) are gorging themselves on the berries of a ground based plant that can be found sprawling along the water-logged swampy ground. They are perching on mangrove and allocasuarina grove.

Adult brown house snake (Boaedon capensis) in a defensive striking pose

Toucan barbet, semnornis ramphastinus. Beautiful colourful male bird in western Ecuador. The species is considered to be near threatened, rarely seen.

Butterfly drinking juice from flower - animal behavior.

Golden-fronted Leafbird are common resident breeder in India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Southeast Asia.

Garter snake on a log in Western Oregon. Edited.

Southern White Admiral butterflies (Limenitis reducta) viewed on top

Battus philenor, the pipevine swallowtail or blue swallowtail, is a swallowtail butterfly found in North America and Central America. This butterfly is black with iridescent-blue hindwings. Sonoran Desert near Tucson, Arizona.

Common brown butterfly extreme macro shot illustrates its captivating details from wings and antennas

$The Peleides blue morpho, photographed at the Montreal insectarium as part of the exhibition: \$

A Lorquin's Admiral Butterfly gathers nectar from a bloom in Colusa County, California

Papilio thoas, King swallowtail, is resting on the leaves. Fragile beauty in nature. High quality photo

Closeup of a Gulf Fritillary butterfly feeding on red tubular flowers in a Florida garden

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

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

A Bordered Patch butterfly perched on a flower head and covered in dew at the National Butterfly Center.

Great spangled fritillary seeming to smile as its proboscis goes into a flower of joe-pye weed. Sharply focused on the eyes and head. The butterfly's striking pattern inspires its name. The Latin word fritillus means chessboard or dice box. The spangles are the silvery white spots on the underwings.

Wildlife. Macrocosm. Beautiful insects. Beetles, spiders, butterflies and other beautiful insects. Wildlife of Siberia. High quality. HD

a Tanager sits on a tree branch in southern Oregon

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