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Search filters ‹ Back to results | Ruth Swan (2,778) Page 9 of 28 poppies Latin papaver rhoeas floating in the sea a remembrance flower for war dead and veterans November 11, Anzac Day, April 25, D-Day June 6 etc bright blue cornflower Latin name centaurea cyamus flowering in a meadow in springtime in Colfiorito nature reserve in Umbria Italy wool carder bee collecting pollen very close up Latin anthidium manicatum on a lavender bush in Italy peacock butterfly Latin Aglais io close to feeding on grassland in summer in Colfiorito in Umbria in Italy ears of barley Latin hordeum vulgare ripening in the sun in early summer in a field in Italy Bee fly or bee-fly Latin name bombylius major feeding on a lavender lavandula flower in Italy in summer white tailed bumble bee or bumblebee Latin bombus lucorum similar to bombus terrestris family apidae feeding on a lavender bush in summer in Italy white tailed bumble bee or bumblebee Latin bombus lucorum similar to bombus terrestris family apidae feeding on a lavender bush in summer in Italy strange light on an adult black crowned night heron or nycticorax or nitticora perched on a branch watching its young during the day mammoth wasp Latin megascolia maculata family scoliidae the largest wasp in Europe this is a male with a black head feeding on lavender in Italy Bee fly or bee-fly Latin name bombylius major feeding on a lavender lavandula flower in Italy in summer wool carder bee in mid flight very close up Latin anthidium manicatum near a lavender bush in Italy Painted lady butterfly in summer very close up Latin cynthia cardui or vanessa cardui feeding on a lavender bush or lavandula in Italy in summer Bee fly or bee-fly Latin name bombylius major feeding on a lavender lavandula flower in Italy in summer white tailed bumble bee or bumblebee Latin bombus lucorum similar to bombus terrestris family apidae feeding on a lavender bush in summer in Italy mammoth wasp Latin megascolia maculata family scoliidae the largest wasp in Europe this is a male with a black head feeding on lavender in Italy Bee fly or bee-fly Latin name bombylius major feeding on a lavender lavandula flower in Italy in summer mammoth wasp Latin megascolia maculata family scoliidae the largest wasp in Europe this is a male with a black head feeding on lavender in Italy ears of barley Latin hordeum vulgare ripening in the sun in early summer in a field in Italy Painted lady butterfly in summer very close up Latin cynthia cardui or vanessa cardui feeding on a lavender bush or lavandula in Italy in summer tree wasps or paper wasps on their nest and building it on a wall Latin polistes dominulus or gallicus like dolichovespula sylvestris Bee fly or bee-fly Latin name bombylius major feeding on a lavender lavandula flower in Italy in summer Tree wasp or paper wasp on its nest hidden in a citrus tree close up in Italy Latin name polistes dominulus or gallicus like dolichovespula sylvestris mammoth wasp Latin megascolia maculata family scoliidae the largest wasp in Europe this is a male with a black head feeding on lavender in Italy Painted lady butterfly in summer very close up Latin cynthia cardui or vanessa cardui feeding on a lavender bush or lavandula in Italy in summer Bee fly or bee-fly Latin name bombylius major feeding on a lavender lavandula flower in Italy in summer wool carder bee collecting pollen very close up Latin anthidium manicatum on a lavender bush in Italy green cypress cones close up on a cupressus semperviens or pyramidalis tree or pyramid cypress in early summer in Italy Carpenter bee Latin name xylocopa violacea feeding on a lavender or lavandula bush in summer in Italy brown European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut eating a live wasp polistes on a leaf in summer in Italy Carpenter bee Latin name xylocopa violacea feeding on a lavender or lavandula bush in summer in Italy Painted lady butterfly in summer very close up Latin cynthia cardui or vanessa cardui feeding on a lavender bush or lavandula in Italy in summer bright red bottlebrush flower Latin callistemon family myrtaceae native to Australia in early summer in Italy Carpenter bee Latin name xylocopa violacea covered in white pollen feeding on a plumbago flower also called a leadwort in summer in Italy white tailed bumble bee or bumblebee Latin bombus lucorum like bombus terrestris family apidae feeding on a wild iris flower family iridaceae in Italy ears of barley Latin hordeum vulgare ripening in the sun in early summer in a field in Italy Painted lady butterfly in summer very close up Latin cynthia cardui or vanessa cardui feeding on a lavender bush or lavandula in Italy in summer flesh-fly Latin sarcophaga carnaria at rest on an olive leaf very close up poppy flowers Latin papaver rhoeas floating in the sea with the sky reflected a remembrance flower for war dead and veterans Painted lady butterfly in summer very close up Latin cynthia cardui or vanessa cardui feeding on a lavender bush or lavandula in Italy in summer carpenter bee covered in pollen Latin name xylocopa violacea feeding on a purple polygala myrtifolia grandiflora flower in spring in Italy brown European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut eating a live wasp polistes on a leaf in summer in Italy carpenter bee covered in pollen Latin name xylocopa violacea feeding on a purple polygala myrtifolia grandiflora flower in spring in Italy bush cricket or katydid Latin eupholidoptera chabrieri at rest on a screen door or mesh in summer in Italy red pomegranate or punica flower or blossom starting to open melograno in summer in Italy extremely close up image Cleopatra not a brimstone or clouded yellow butterfly Latin gonepteryx cleopatra rhamni from pieridae family on a lavender flower yellow wing flash tiny hover fly or flower fly Latin Eupeodes volucris, family Syrphidae feeding on an arum lily or calla lily zantedeschia aethiopica family araceae ears of barley Latin hordeum vulgare ripening in the sun in early summer in a field in Italy tiny hover fly or flower fly Latin Eupeodes volucris, family Syrphidae feeding on a common poppy petal Latin papver rhoeas in springtime very close up Cleopatra not a brimstone or clouded yellow butterfly Latin gonepteryx cleopatra rhamni from pieridae family on a lavender flower yellow wing flash poppy flowers Latin papaver rhoeas floating in the sea with the sky reflected a remembrance flower for war dead and veterans Carpenter bee Latin name xylocopa violacea feeding on a lavender or lavandula bush in summer in Italy Common red soldier beetle Latin rhagonycha fulva sometimes called a leatherwing in the cantharidae family resting on a blue bottle cap very close up tiny hover fly or flower fly Latin Eupeodes volucris, family Syrphidae feeding bright blue drinks bottle cap or top in springtime very close up tiny hover fly or flower fly Latin Eupeodes volucris, family Syrphidae feeding on a common poppy petal Latin papver rhoeas in springtime very close up carpenter bee covered in pollen Latin name xylocopa violacea feeding on a purple polygala myrtifolia grandiflora flower in spring in Italy carpenter bee covered in pollen Latin xylocopa violaceaon a yellow bird of paradise flower Latin caesalpinia gilliesii, poinciana or erythrrostemon ripening green walnuts Latin juglans regia family juglandaceae similar to juglans nigra in summer in Italy often used to make a drink called nocino brown European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut very close up on a screen door in summer in Italy Painted lady butterfly in summer very close up Latin cynthia cardui or vanessa cardui feeding on a lavender bush or lavandula in Italy in summer mute swan close up Latin name Cygnus olor family anatidae playing with and feeding on an apple on a river in springtime in Oxford blue plumbago auriculata also called leadwort flowering in summer in Italy native to South Africa a delicate frost tender climbing plant or bush homing pigeon, racing pigeon or domestic messenger pigeon Latin columba livia domestica taking a rest from its long flight in Italy tags very visible Italian police or polizia helicopter flying low over buildings in summer in Italy Red Admiral butterfly close up Latin atalanta vanessa feeding on the edge of photinia red robin flower or bush also called photinia frasari in Italy Italian police or polizia helicopter flying low over buildings in summer in Italy green European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut at rest on a geranium plant in summer in Italy A little grebe Latin Tachybaptus ruficollis also known as dabchick swimming in the Adriatic Sea the smallest member of the grebe family young or juvenile blackbird Latin turdus merula in the thrush family of passeriformes eating a grub on a lawn in summer in Italy pink or red clover in flower state symbol of Vermont Latin trifolium pratense or wild field clover in bloom with variegated leaves in Italy tree wasps or paper wasps on their nest and building it on a wall Latin polistes dominulus or gallicus like dolichovespula sylvestris Italian police or polizia helicopter flying low over buildings in summer in Italy silhouette of a green European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut in summer in Italy very close up homing pigeon, racing pigeon or domestic messenger pigeon Latin columba livia domestica taking a rest from its long flight in Italy tags very visible British flag or Union Jack torn and tattered flying in the winter by the sea in Italy representing the disaster of Brexit male great green bush cricket or katydid Latin tettigonia viridissima on a capsicum leaf in summer in central Italy tomato horn worm larva of the five spotted hawk moth Latin Manduca quinquemaculata excavating a green tomato in summer in Italy mediterranean wart-biter, wart-bites or white faced cricket Latin decticus albifrons or decticus verrucivorus on a glass window in summer in Italy tree wasps or paper wasps on their nest and building it on a wall Latin polistes dominulus or gallicus like dolichovespula sylvestris homing pigeon, racing pigeon or domestic messenger pigeon Latin columba livia domestica taking a rest from its long flight in Italy tags very visible tomato horn worm larva of the five spotted hawk moth Latin Manduca quinquemaculata excavating a green tomato in summer in Italy globe or French or green artichoke plant Latin cynara cardunculus or scolymus starting to flower in summer in Italy brown European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut very close up on a screen door in summer in Italy hardy hibiscus moscheutos with a dinner plate sized flower in Italy also called a swamp hibiscus, rose mallow, crimsoneyed rosemallow green European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut at rest on a geranium plant in summer in Italy waning gibbous or decreasing moon 2 days after being full in the early morning in Italy in December northern hemisphere Carpenter bee Latin name xylocopa violacea feeding on a purple polygala myrtifolia grandiflora flower in spring in Italy hay bales in a heat haze in summer in Montecassiano in the Marches or Le Marche in Italy British flag or Union Jack torn and tattered flying in the winter by the sea in Italy representing the disaster of Brexit honey bee Latin apis mellifera covered in pollen feeding on a flowering globe or French or green artichoke plant Latin cynara cardunculus or scolymus cypress cone close up on a cupressus semperviens or pyramidalis tree or pyramid cypress in early summer in Italy silhouette of a green European praying mantis or mantid Latin mantis religiosa state symbol of Connecticut in summer in Italy very close up very close up grass snake hissing Eurasian grass snake or natrix natrix often called ringed or water snake with a forked tongue in Italy two mediterranean wart-biter, wart-bites or white faced crickets Latin decticus albifrons or decticus verrucivorus one with a hind leg missing flower petals, grains, rice, beans and seeds showing the Earth at Castelraimondo's flower festival in Italy for Corpus Christi made by the local WWF Southern gatekeeper or hedge brown butterfly Latin pyronia cecilia similar to pyronia tithonus and a meadow brown at rest on a wild fennel plant Queen of Spain fritillary butterfly Latin issoria lathonia feeding on a lavender bush Latin lavandula in summer in Italy leaves and small fruits starting to form on a fig tree Latin ficus carica in spring in Italy the fruits turn black when ripe flower petals, grains, rice, beans and seeds close up making a flower pattern in Castelraimondo's flower festival celebrating Corpus Christi in Italy red and black bug Latin spilostethus pandurus similar to lygaeus equestris but with more distinct markings on a house leek plant in summer in Italy 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