rosss geese, chen rossii, bosque del apache nwr, new mexico, usa. nests in the high arctic tundra. occasionally hybridizes with snow goose. always seen with snow geese. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
black-capped chickadee, parus atricapillus, on lichen-covered branch, michigan, usa. friendly, not very wary bird common in open woodlands and suburbs. widespread range. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
domestic duck, anas platyrhynchos domesticus, with domestic goose, anser 'domesticus'. new mexico, usa - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
domestic duck, anas platyrhynchos domesticus, new mexico, usa. raised for meat, eggs or down feathers. many are kept as pets. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
desert bluebell (or canterbury bells), phacelia campanularia, sonoran desert, arizona, usa. grows in dry sandy or gravelly places in deserts. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
tufted titmouse, parus bicolor, on sunflower head in snow storm, michigan, usa. common in deciduous woodlands, parklands, suburban areas. a familiar visitor to feeders, active and noisy. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
portugal. obidos. walled city. rooftops and church. (si) - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
male annas hummingbird, calypte anna, sonoran desert, arizona, usa. males head and throat are deep rose red. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
orton house and gardens with large live oak tree, orton plantation, winnabow, near wilmington, north carolina, usa. southern antebellum architecture. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
snow geese flock, anser caerulescens, taking off, bosque del apache national wildlife refuge, new mexico, usa. sometimes thousands will take flight. a blue morph (a second color phase) is in flight in the lower left hand corner - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
female red-bellied woodpecker, melanerpes carolinus, feeding on suet, michigan, usa. females have a red nape only (no red crown). common in open woodlands, suburbs, parks. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
eastern tiger swallowtail butterfly, papilio glaucus, on blazing star, liatris sp, a prairie plant, chiwaukee tall grass prairie, wisconsin, usa - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
female and two male northern shovelers, anas clypeata, feeding in water, bosque del apache nwr, new mexico, usa. comb-like teeth along the sides of their bills strains out minute aquatic animals. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
close-up of domestic goose, anser domesticus, new mexico, usa. geese are larger and have longer necks than ducks. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
red kangaroos, macropus rufus. males fighting. australia - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
snowy egret, egretta thula, and red mangrove, j.n. 'ding' darling nwr, sanibel island, florida, usa. snow white heron with bright yellow feet. graceful plumes on head, neck and back. once hunted extensively for its plumes. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
snowy egret, egretta thula, and red mangrove, j.n. 'ding' darling nwr, sanibel island, florida, usa. snow white heron with bright yellow feet. graceful plumes on head, neck and back. once hunted extensively for its plumes. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
snowy egret, egretta thula, and red mangrove, j.n. 'ding' darling nwr, sanibel island, florida, usa. snow white heron with bright yellow feet. graceful plumes on head, neck and back. once hunted extensively for its plumes. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
male green-winged teal, anas crecca carolinensis, bosque del apache nwr, new mexico, usa. the smallest dabbler duck. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
sanderlings, calidris alba, in winter plumage feeding in the water, siesta key beach, florida, usa. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
sanderling, calidris alba, in winter plumage feeding on mollusks and crustaceans in the water, siesta key beach, florida, usa. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
sanderling, calidris alba, in winter plumage showing primary and secondary feathers, siesta key beach, florida, usa. feeds on sandy beaches. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
flock of black skimmers, rynchops niger, facing toward the wind, siesta key beach, florida, usa. lower mandible longer than the upper adapted for seizing small fish while skimming along the surface of the water. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
ring-tailed lemur, lemur catta, miami metro zoo, florida, usa. endemic to madagascar. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
reticulated giraffe, giraffa camelopardalis reticulata, miami metro zoo, florida. polygonous browsers that feed on acacias and other thorny trees and bushes. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
reticulated giraffe, giraffa camelopardalis reticulata, being fed at miami metro zoo, florida, usa. polygonous browsers that feed on acacias and other thorny trees and bushes. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
cloudless sulphur butterfly, phoebis sennae, nectaring on penta flowers, fort myers, florida, usa. one of the most common butterflies in florida, migrates through the state in huge numbers each spring and fall. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
male costas hummingbird, calypte costae, sonoran desert, arizona, usa. male has a deep violet crown and gorget. habitat: desert washes, dry chaparral. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
male costas hummingbird, calypte costae, sonoran desert, arizona, usa. male has a deep violet crown and gorget. habitat: desert washes, dry chaparral. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
male costas hummingbird, calypte costae, sonoran desert, arizona, usa. male has a deep violet crown and gorget. habitat: desert washes, dry chaparral. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
male costas hummingbird, calypte costae, sonoran desert, arizona, usa. male has a deep violet crown and gorget. habitat: desert washes, dry chaparral. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
female american wigeon, anas americana, new mexico, usa. common. a recently established breeder on the east coast. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
desert sand verbena, abronia villosa. low growing plant in sandy desert soil. following ample winter rains, may carpet miles of desert. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
closeup of barn owl, tyto alba, sonoran desert, desert museum -- raptor free flight area, tucson, arizona, usa. fluffy plumage makes flight nearly soundless. common in parts of western range, uncommon and declining in the east. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
closeup of backlit agave leaf and spines, quail botanical gardens, encinitas, california, usa - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
closeup of backlit agave leaf and spines, quail botanical gardens, encinitas, california, usa - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
close-up of stamens and stigma (many divisions) of tufted evening primrose, oenothera caespitosa. sonoran desert, arizona. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
snowy egret, egretta thula, and red mangrove, j.n. 'ding' darling nwr, sanibel island, florida, usa. snow white heron with bright yellow feet. graceful plumes on head, neck and back. once hunted extensively for its plumes. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
yellow-crowned night heron, nyctanassa violacea, sanibel island, florida, usa. acquires head plumes in breeding season. roosts in trees in wet woods, swamps, and low coastal shrubs. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
osprey couple at their nest, pandion haliaetus, tarpon springs, florida, usa. elimination of ddt & conservation programs have halted the decline of their species. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
osprey couple at their nest, pandion haliaetus, tarpon springs, florida, usa. eat fish almost exclusively. bulky nests are constructed in trees, poles, docks and platform especially constructed for osprey. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
greater roadrunner, geococcyx californianus, bosque del apache nwr, new mexico, usa. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
american wigeon couple, anas americana, new mexico, usa. common. a recently established breeder on the east coast. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
osprey in flight, pandion haliaetus, sanibel island, florida, usa. ospreys nest near fresh or salt water; eat fish exclusively. numbers are increasing. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
male queen butterfly, danaus gilippus berenice, nectaring on bloodflower, fort myers, florida, usa. the dark-colored scent scale pouches on the hindwings are seen in males. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
queen butterfly, danaus gilippus berenice, nectaring on bloodflower, fort myers, florida, usa. distasteful to predators. mullerian mimicry. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
queen butterfly, danaus gilippus berenice, nectaring on bloodflower, fort myers, florida, usa. distasteful to predators. mullerian mimicry. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
queen butterfly, danaus gilippus berenice, nectaring on bloodflower, fort myers, florida, usa. distasteful to predators. mullerian mimicry. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images
american wigeons, anas americana, mating in water, new mexico, usa. common. a recently established breeder on the east coast. - 4p4r4j stock pictures, royalty-free photos & images