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Tussock Collection

Tussock, a word that evokes images of rugged landscapes and untamed beauty

Background imageTussock Collection: England, Northumberland, Druridge Bay. A dramatic expanse of sand dunes fringing the picturesque

England, Northumberland, Druridge Bay. A dramatic expanse of sand dunes fringing the picturesque beach at Druridge Bay, viwed shortly after sunrise

Background imageTussock Collection: Scotland Scottish Borders The Pennine Way Cotton grass on moorland near the England Scotland

Scotland Scottish Borders The Pennine Way Cotton grass on moorland near the England Scotland border close to the Schil

Background imageTussock Collection: Illustration of Deschampsia Caespitosa (Tussock grass)

Illustration of Deschampsia Caespitosa (Tussock grass)

Background imageTussock Collection: Sand dune with grass tuft, Namib Desert, Namibia

Sand dune with grass tuft, Namib Desert, Namibia

Background imageTussock Collection: Lime hawk-moth, Mimas tillae, and common vapourer moth or rusty tussock, Orgyia antiqua

Lime hawk-moth, Mimas tillae, and common vapourer moth or rusty tussock, Orgyia antiqua, on lime leaves
FLO4638702 Lime hawk-moth, Mimas tillae, and common vapourer moth or rusty tussock, Orgyia antiqua, on lime leaves, Tillia europaea

Background imageTussock Collection: Yellow or pale tussock moth, Calliteara pudibunda, grey dagger moth, Acronicta psi

Yellow or pale tussock moth, Calliteara pudibunda, grey dagger moth, Acronicta psi, and argent and sable moth
FLO4638673 Yellow or pale tussock moth, Calliteara pudibunda, grey dagger moth, Acronicta psi, and argent and sable moth, Rheumaptera hastata, on a plum branch, Prunus domestica

Background imageTussock Collection: Snowy hills with orange grass and clear blue sky in spring mountains. Landscape photography

Snowy hills with orange grass and clear blue sky in spring mountains. Landscape photography Snowy hills with orange grass and clear blue sky in spring mountains. Landscape photography

Background imageTussock Collection: View of the grassy hills with orange tussocks and snowy mountains on background

View of the grassy hills with orange tussocks and snowy mountains on background. Dramatic spring scene. Landscape photography View of the grassy hills with orange tussocks

Background imageTussock Collection: Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) tussock in grassland, on misty morning

Purple Moor-grass (Molinia caerulea) tussock in grassland, on misty morning. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August 2019

Background imageTussock Collection: Mt Ngauruhoe and Desert Road, Tongariro National Park, Central Plateau, North Island

Mt Ngauruhoe and Desert Road, Tongariro National Park, Central Plateau, North Island, New Zealand

Background imageTussock Collection: New Zealand, Nelson & Marlborough, Marahau

New Zealand, Nelson & Marlborough, Marahau. Sunrise over Sandy Bay at Marahau - A gateway to the Abel Tasman National Park

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90027918

DDE-90027918
Spotted tussock moth caterpillar, Lophocampa maculata, British Columbia Date: 06/09/2007

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90026934

DDE-90026934
New Zealand, South Island, Red Tussock Region, Fiordland National Park (Large format sizes available). Date: 12/08/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023526

DDE-90023526
South Georgia, Prion Island. Wandering albatross (Diomedea exulans) nesting in tussac grass (Poa flabellata). Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023525

DDE-90023525
South Georgia, Prion Island. Baby fur seal on Tussac grass with Salsbury Plain in the distance. Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023523

DDE-90023523
South Georgia Island. Grytviken, King Edward Cove. Fur seal pups (Arctocephalus gazella) in tussac grass. Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023499

DDE-90023499
South Georgia Island, Godthul. Young Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on tussac grass (Poa flabellata). Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023498

DDE-90023498
South Georgia Island, Godthul. Young Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on tussac grass (Poa flabellata). Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023497

DDE-90023497
Young Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on tussac grass (Poa flabellata) with nylon rope stuck around its neck, Godthul, South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Islands Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023496

DDE-90023496
South Georgia Island, Godthul. Young Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on tussac grass (Poa flabellata) with nylon rope stuck around its neck. Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023495

DDE-90023495
Young Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus gazella) on tussac grass (Poa flabellata) with nylon rope stuck around its neck, Godthul, South Georgia Island, Southern Atlantic Islands Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023492

DDE-90023492
South Georgia Island, Godthul. Old whalers base located on the north coast. Gentoo penguin (wild: Poa flabellata) on tussac grass. Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023493

DDE-90023493
South Georgia Island, Godthul. Scenic tussac grass covered landscape, tourists in zodiac exploring the rocky coastline. Date: 28/06/2006

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023448

DDE-90023448
Antarctica, South Georgia Island (UK), King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) nesting in rookery in tussock grass along coast at Gold Harbour Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023445

DDE-90023445
Antarctica, South Georgia Island (UK), King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) nesting in rookery in tussock grass along coast at Gold Harbour Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023444

DDE-90023444
Antarctica, South Georgia Island (UK), King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) nesting in rookery in tussock grass along coast at Gold Harbour Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023443

DDE-90023443
Antarctica, South Georgia Island (UK), King Penguins (Aptenodytes patagonicus) nesting in rookery in tussock grass along coast at Gold Harbour Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023437

DDE-90023437
Antarctica, South Georgia Island (UK), Gray-headed Albatross (Diomedea chrystoma) and chick at nesting site on steep tussock grass cliffs on cloudy evening at Elsehul Bay Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023393

DDE-90023393
Antarctica, South Georgia Island (UK), Courtship display of Wandering Albatross (Diomedea exulans) on Prion Island Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90023391

DDE-90023391
Antarctica, South Georgia Island (UK), King Penguin (Aptenodytes patagonicus) resting on nest in tussock grass in crowded rookery at Salisbury Plains Date: 19/02/2005

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022893

DDE-90022893
Lake Kitandara in Ruwenzori, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022896

DDE-90022896
Waterfall at Mount Stanley, Ruwenzori, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022895

DDE-90022895
Butawu Valley towards the Congo, Ruwenzori, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022894

DDE-90022894
Young Giant Lobelias and Giant Groundsel (Tree Senecio) in deep moss on Freshfield Pass in the Rwenzoris, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022892

DDE-90022892
Waterfall at Mount Stanley, Ruwenzori, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022888

DDE-90022888
Waterfall in the Mogusu Valley Rwenzori, Uganda Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022891

DDE-90022891
Waterfall at Mount Stanley, Ruwenzori, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022890

DDE-90022890
Senecias forest with giant lobelia at about 4300m on Mt Speke, Rwenzori, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022889

DDE-90022889
The massif of Mount Speke from the valley, Ruwenzori, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022886

DDE-90022886
The lower Bigo Bog with giant lobelia and Carex, East Africa Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022887

DDE-90022887
The lower Bigo Bog with giant lobelia and Carex, East Africa Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: DDE-90022885

DDE-90022885
Central Circuit on Ruwenzori through Swampy Forest, Uganda. Date: 07/01/2009

Background imageTussock Collection: Dark tussock, Dicallomera fascelina

Dark tussock, Dicallomera fascelina. Bombyx fascelina. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johan Georg Sturm from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imageTussock Collection: Pale tussock, Calliteara pudibunda

Pale tussock, Calliteara pudibunda. Phalaena pudibunda. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers Die Schmetterlinge in Abbildungen nach der Natur

Background imageTussock Collection: Argentine, flame brocade and archers dart

Argentine, flame brocade and archers dart
Argentine, Spatalia argentina, flame brocade, Trigonophora flammea, and archers dart, Agrotis vestigialis. Phalaena Bombyx argentina, flammea, vestigilias

Background imageTussock Collection: Nut-tree tussock and plumed prominent

Nut-tree tussock and plumed prominent
Nut-tree tussock, Colocasia coryli, and plumed prominent, Ptilophora plumigera. Phalaena coryli, Phalaena plumigera. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Carl Bock from Eugenius Johann

Background imageTussock Collection: Tau emperor moth, Aglia tau

Tau emperor moth, Aglia tau, male, female, variant, larva, pupa and chrysalis. Phalaena Attacus tau. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by Johann Georg Klinger from Eugenius Johann Christoph Espers

Background imageTussock Collection: Bee orchid, monkey orchid, moths and mite

Bee orchid, monkey orchid, moths and mite
Bee orchid, Ophrys apifera 1, monkey orchid, Orchis simia 2, rusty tussock moth, Orgyia antiqua 3, twenty-plume moth, Alucita hexadactyla 4, and Oribata geniculata mite 5



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Tussock, a word that evokes images of rugged landscapes and untamed beauty. From the sandy shores of Druridge Bay in Northumberland, England to the moorlands near the Scotland Scottish Borders, this resilient grass has found its home in some of the most breathtaking locations. In England's Druridge Bay, tussocks stand tall on the fringes of an expansive beach, creating a dramatic contrast against the vast expanse of sand dunes. The view is nothing short of picturesque, capturing the essence of this coastal paradise. Crossing over to Scotland's border with England, we find ourselves amidst the enchanting scenery along The Pennine Way. Here, cotton grass adorns moorland near this historic boundary line. Its delicate white tufts sway gently in the wind as if whispering tales from centuries past. An illustration showcases Deschampsia Caespitosa or Tussock grass itself—a true testament to nature's artistry. Its intricate structure and vibrant green hue remind us of its resilience and adaptability across various terrains. Venturing further afield to Namibia's Namib Desert reveals another side to tussocks. In this arid landscape where survival is a constant battle against harsh conditions, these hardy plants manage to thrive atop sand dunes. A testament to their ability to endure even in seemingly inhospitable environments. Closer to home again but still far away lies New Zealand's Tongariro National Park. Mt Ngauruhoe looms majestically over desert roads flanked by tussock-covered plains—a sight that leaves visitors awestruck by Mother Nature's grandeur. Finally, we arrive at Marahau in Nelson & Marlborough region—New Zealand once more—where tussocks add splashes of golden hues amidst lush greenery. On misty mornings like these, purple Moor-grass tussocks create an ethereal atmosphere that transports us to a dreamlike realm.