Pollination Collection (page 4)

Buff-tailed bumblebee (Bombus terrestris) on flower petal, Vendee, France, August

Gilded flicker (Colaptes chrysoides) flying to feed on nectar from Saguaro blossoms (Carnegiea gigantea), Sonoran desert, Arizona

Bumblebee (probably Bombus terrestris) visiting flowers of Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) in a restored wildflower meadow, near Bristol, UK, June

Tourmaline Sunangel (Heliangelus exortis) nectaring on native flower, Ecuador

Issaquah, Washington, USA. Two Western Tiger Swallowtail butterflies pollinating a Butterfly Bush

Detail of an important skirt or petticoat of crimson silk said to have been embroidered
1767229 Detail of an important skirt or petticoat of crimson silk said to have been embroidered by Mary, Queen of Scots for Queen Elizabeth I while she was captive at Hardwick (silk)

Tulip and bee, 18th century (watercolour drawing)
986464 Tulip and bee, 18th century (watercolour drawing) by German School, (18th century); 29.3x18 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Tulip and bee. From a Flower Album)

The Busy Bees and their cousins (colour litho)
IL314869 The Busy Bees and their cousins (colour litho) by Scrivener, Maud (fl.1920); Private Collection; British, out of copyright

Coppery-headed Emerald, Elvira cupreiceps, male in flight feeding on Spiral Ginger (Costus Pulverulentus), Central Valley, Costa Rica, Central America, December 2006

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Marsh fritillary butterfly (Euphydryas aurinia) nectaring on a Meadow buttercup (Ranunculus acris) flower in a chalk grassland meadow, Wiltshire, UK, June

Honeybee (Apis melifera) visiting Tajinaste rojo (Echium wildpretii), is an endemic Tenerife plant. Tenerife, Canary Islands

Common carder bumblebee (Bombus pascuorum) nectaring on a Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) flowerhead among many Common daisies (Bellis perennis)

Small garden bumblebee (Bombus hortorum) landing on an Agapanthus flower in garden, Cheshire, UK, July

Smeathmans Furrow Bee (Lasioglossum smeathmanellum) harvesting Lacy phacelia (Phacelia tanacetifolia), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, May

Peacock butterflies (Aglais io) feeding on Echinops, Norfolk, England, UK, July

Bumblebee (Bombus) on Rampion flower (Phyteuma), France, May

A male White-necked Jacobin perched on a branch in Panama
Animals, Birds, The White-necked Jacobin, Florisuga mellivora, is found from Mexico down to Peru, Bolivia, and Brazil

A female White-bellied Mountain-gem Hummingbird perches in a thicket of Porterweed in the
Animals, Birds, A female White-bellied Mountain-gem Hummingbird, Lampornis hemileucus, perches in a thicket of Porterweed in the cloud forest of Costa Rica

A male Steely-vented Hummingbird feeds on the nector of a Porterweed flower near the
Animals, Birds, A male Steely-vented Hummingbird, Amazilia saucerrottei, feeds on the nector of a Porterweed flower near the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica

A male White-bellied Mountain-gem Hummingbird feeds on a tropical Lobster Claw Heliconia
Animals, Birds, A male White-bellied Mountain-gem Hummingbird, Lampornis hemileucus, feeds on a tropical Lobster Claw Heliconia in Costa Rica

A male Steely-vented Hummingbird perches on the branch of a Porterweed near the Arenal
Animals, Birds, A male Steely-vented Hummingbird, Amazilia saucerrottei, perches a Porterweed flower near the Arenal Volcano in Costa Rica

A Black-bellied Hummingbird sits on a lobster-claw heliconia while a Green Thorntail
Animals, Birds, A Black-bellied Hummingbird, Euperusa nigriventris, sits on a lobster-claw heliconia while a Green Thorntail Hummingbird, Discosura conversii, hovers nearby in Costa Rica

A male Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird feeds on the flower of a Rattlesnake Plant in
Animals, Birds, A male Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird, Heliodoxa jacula, feeds on the nectar of a tropical Rattlesnake Plant in Costa Rica

A female Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem Hummingbird perched on a branch in the
Animals, Birds, A female Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem, Lampornis cinereicauda, perched on a branch in the Savegre River Valley of Costa Rica

A female Rufous-tailed Hummingbird sits on her nest in Tortuguero National Park in Costa
Animals, Birds, A female Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, sits on her nest in Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica

A male Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens, feeds on a tropical Costus flower in
Animals, Birds, A male Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens, feeds on a tropical Costus flower in Costa Rica. The position of the birds wing illustrates the figure-eight beat pattern of

Fiery-throated Hummingbirds in Cost Rica
Animals, Birds, Two Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Panterpe insignis, face off on a branch in Costa Rica

A Black-bellied Hummingbird feeds on a tropical blueberry flower while a Green Thorntail
Animals, Birds, A male Black-bellied Hummingbird, Euperusa nigriventris, pollinates a tropical blueberry flower while a Green Thorntail Hummingbird, Discosura conversii, waits its turn. Costa Rica

A female Rufous-tailed Hummingbird feeds one of her babies in her nest in Tortuguero
Animals, Birds, A female Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, feeds one of her babies in her nest in Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica

Territorial competition between a male Magnificent Hummingbird at right
Animals, Birds, Territorial competition between a male Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens, at right, and a female Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird, Heliodoxa jacula

A Rufous-tailed Hummingbird feeds on a tropical blueberry flower in Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, A Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, feeds on a tropical blueberry flower in Costa Rica

A female Rufous-tailed Hummingbird on her nest in Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, A female Rufous-tailed Hummingbird, Amazilia tzacatl, on her nest in Tortuguero National Park in Costa Rica

A male Magnificent Hummingbird photographed in flight with high-speed flash to stop the
Animals, Birds, A male Magnificent Hummingbird, Eugenes fulgens, photographed in flight with high-speed flash to stop the motion. Costa Rica

A male Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem Hummingbird perched on an agave leaf in the
Animals, Birds, A male Grey-tailed or Gray-tailed Mountaingem, Lampornis cinereicauda, perched on an agave leaf in the Savegre River Valley of Costa Rica

Coppery-headed Emerald and Rufous-tailed Hummingbirds
Animals, Birds, A Coppery-headed Emerald and a Rufous-tailed Hummingbird feed together on a Lobster Claw Heliconia in Costa Rica

Black-bellied Hummingbird photographed in high key
Animals, Birds, A male Black-bellied Hummingbird, Euperusa nigriventris, and Hairy Heliconia flower, Heliconia vellerigera, in Costa Rica. Photographed in high key for artistic effect

Hummingbird competition on a flower in Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, Black-bellied Hummingbird, Euperusa nigriventris, and a Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird, - Elvira cupreiceps compete for feeding space on a Costus flower in Costa Rica

Black-bellied Hummingbird approaches a flower to feed in Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, A Black-bellied Hummingbird, Euperusa nigriventris, feeds on the nector of a tropical blueberry flower, and in the process, pollinates the flowers as it flies from one to the next

Fiery-throated Hummingbird in Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, Fiery-throated Hummingbird, Panterpe insignis, perches on a branch in the high cloud forest of the Talamanca Mountains of Costa Rica

Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird in high key lighting. Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, A male Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird, Elvira cupreiceps, feeds on the nector of a neotropical blueberry flower in Costa Rica. Photographed in high key for artistic effect

Black-bellied and Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbirds face off in Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, A Black-bellied Hummingbird and a Coppery-headed Emerald Hummingbird face off in competition for a feeding site on a Costus flower in Costa Rica

A female Purple-throated Mountain-gem Hummingbird feeds on the nectar of a tropical
Animals, Birds, A female Purple-throated Mountain-gem Hummingbird, Lamporis calolaemus, feeds on the nectar of a torpical Rubiaceae flower in Costa Rica

A female Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird feeds on the flower of a banana plant in
Animals, Birds, A female Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird, Heliodoxa jacula, feeds on the nectar of a tropical banana plant in Costa Rica

A male Sabrewing Hummingbird approaches a tropical Costus flower to feed on nectar in
Animals, Bird, Hummingbird, A male Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird, Campylopterus hemileucurus, approaches a tropical Costus flower to feed on nectar in Costa Rica

A male Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird feeding on a Hairy Heliconia
Animals, Bird, Hummingbird, A male Violet Sabrewing Hummingbird, Campylopterus hemileucurus, approches a tropical Hairy Heliconia, Heliconia vellerigera, to feed on nectar in Costa Rica

A female Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird approaches a yellow Costus flower to feed in
Animals, Birds, A female Green-crowned Brilliant Hummingbird, Heliodoxa jacula, approaches a yellow Costus flower to feed in Costa Rica

Green Hermit Hummingbird in flight in Costa Rica
Animals, Birds, A Green Hermit Hummingbird, Phaethornis guy, in flight in Costa Rica

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"Nature's Dance: The Fascinating World of Pollination" Witness the intricate beauty as we delve into the captivating realm where plants and animals harmoniously interact. From the delicate Geranium anther under the watchful lens of a scanning electron microscope (SEM) to the graceful flight of an Annas Hummingbird, Calypte anna, female feeding on Thistle in Paradise, prepare to be mesmerized. Zooming in further, explore the astonishing details of a Honeybee leg captured by SEM, showcasing its role as nature's diligent messenger. Behold the enchanting sight of Geranium pollen magnified through SEM, revealing its vibrant hues and unique structure. Journey to Costa Rica where a Green Hermit Hummingbird finds solace amidst a passion flower. Witness another marvel as a Booted Racket-tail hummingbird gracefully hovers while savoring nectar from a flower. Intriguingly futuristic is our glimpse into an alien plant harvest that sparks imagination and wonder. Closer to home in Surrey England, UK, witness male Cedar catkins releasing their precious pollen with grace and purpose. Marvel at the Garden bumblebee queen indulging in sweet nectar from Comfrey flowers; an exquisite moment frozen in time. Delve deeper into lavender fields at Mayfield Lavender Farm where industrious Honeybees diligently collect nectar from Lavender blooms. Finally, travel to Siem Reap in Cambodia for an ethereal encounter between Lacewing -Cethosia- delicately drinking nectar from a flower; truly capturing nature's poetry unfolding before our eyes. Pollination serves as nature's symphony - orchestrated by various creatures big and small - ensuring life continues to flourish across our planet. Let us celebrate this remarkable process that sustains ecosystems worldwide and reminds us of nature's boundless wonders.