This was taken at Parc Dupeyroux in Creteil, a suburb not far from Paris.

It was the last day of a festival - Parcs et Jardins en Fete.

Lighting was beautiful in the soft overcast afternoon - I believe I have captured the ambience of the Fete.

It is likely a Common Darter - according to Mickael.smith86.

Hydrangea quercifolia, commonly known by its translation oakleaf hydrangea or oak-leaved hydrangea, is a species of flowering plant that grows well in woodland habitats. A deciduous shrub with white showy flower heads, it is a common garden plant. Its species name is derived from the Latin words quercus "oak", and folium "leaf". Flowers age in colour from creamy white, aging to pink and by autumn and winter are a dry, papery rusty-brown.

Captured this one at National Rhododendron Garden in soft, overcast light. The garden is located near Olinda in state forest on the eastern ridge of Mount Dandenong.

Most likely Blue Ringtails. They mate and fly at the same time ...

This is a very tiny fly and I am not too sure whether it is an hoverfly.

While I was looking for butterflies at a flowerbed, there were 2 or 3 of these very tiny flies hovering above my head. I took a handful of shots but only this one turned out fine.

It has been heavily cropped.

Here the female is busily feeding, she raises her abdomen to reject the suitor.

This image is included in a gallery "Ces jolis papillons...#11" curated by Impatience_1.

This image is included in a gallery : "Perroquets ou autres 17" by Yvonne Yvonne.

Don't forget to check the mosquito on its right wing!

This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "gorgeous green" curated by calamityjan2008 and 2) "Excelentes fotos de mariposas..," by JOSE RUIZ QUESADA.

This bird has done the sliding a few times. It struts its wings for balance when needed. Here it is struggling for balance ...

This image is included in a gallery "Macro 152(2516)" curated by danvartanian.

This image is included in a gallery "Butterfly" curated by anandamoy chatterji.

The morning sun is coming from a low angle, the sky is unobtrusively blue and almost cloudless, sea gulls are coming ashore from the early shift, a gentle breeze is modestly reminding us of Winter: what is unusal are white waves just keep rushing in, then retreating, and I happen to be there ...

This was taken at the Butterfly Conservatory in Niagara Parks near the Niagara Falls in Canada. It is also known as large tree nymph. A member of the Danaidae family, the Rice Paper is related to the well known Monarch. Numerous names and folklore tales were inspired by the graceful ghost-like flight of this butterfly throughout the canopy of coastal mangrove swamps in South East Asia. (Sourced from the booklet of the Butterfly Conservatory).

This image is included in a gallery "insectos _ 02" curated by Juan Antonio.

Macroglossum is a species of Sphingidae. The three common species found in Hong Kong are M. pyrrhosticta, M. varigatum and M. heliophila. They have long proboscis and hover at the flowers when they feed, thus they are called Hummingbird Hawk Moth in the U.S. and Bee Moths in Europe.

They are very small and fast and unpredictable in flight path.

This image is included in a gallery "Stunning Photos" curated by anandamoy.

id to be confirmed. There are 102 species of rockfish in the world, 36 of which are found in British Columbia, Canada.

This image is included in a gallery "Stunning Bird Shots" curated by anandamoy chatterji.

The one on the left is male whereas the one on the right is female.

This image is included in a gallery "Birds Set-III" curated by Saptak Banerjee.

This is another "re-mix" from a shot taken in Jan 2010.

For ID of flowers please. This is probably Love-in-a-mist, Nigella damascena, also known as devil in the bush. It belongs to the buttercup family Ranunculaceae.

It is a double larkspur according to Kathy.

This image is included in 2 galleries:- 1) "Very Exotic Birds 8" curated by Eilak and 2) "Beautiful birds 2." by Jane Statham.

(explored: Jun 2, 2011 #278)

Mr Bee gets too close and Mr Argus takes off ...

Feeding on verbena in late Autumn afternoon. The pinkis tint has been picked up from the surrounding flowers.

Nim Wan in Lung Kwu Wan is one of the places famous for viewing sunset in New Territories.

This image is included in a gallery "Magic in the Sky #23" curated by Mick E. Talbot.

The fork-tailed sunbird (Aethopyga christinae) is a bird in the family Nectariniidae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1869. It is found in China, Hong Kong, Laos, and Vietnam.

Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests. These small birds, with decurved bill, call a soft and frequent "zwink-zwink" and a metallic trill. The bird appears in the most commonly used postal stamp of Hong Kong. (Wikipedia)

Capturing a sunbird is a tricky business, one can never be ready ....

This image is included in a gallery ""In-Flight" Beauties-2" curated by V. Vasant Kumar.

This guy has to make do with a broken wing ... Best to be viewed in black.

This shot was taken just before breakfast at Chardonnay Lodge in Coonawarra on New Year's Eve, while the full moon is still high in the mauve sky. Coonawarra is one of the wine regions in Australia. Beyond the trees are endless rows of vines and wineries.

Alternate title : Working hard - feeding on verbena.

This is one of Western Australia's most well known and spectacular flowering trees growing mainly in sandy soils of the South West between Geraldton and Esperance. It is the largest member of the mistletoe family and as such is a semi-parasite, attaching its roots to other plants and obtaining some (but not complete) substance from them. However, the nutrients it does obtain are essential to maintain the tree as it quickly dies if all the surrounding plants are removed. ref: Wild Flowers of the Western State.

They flower around Christmas, thus the tree is commonly called Christmas Tree.

Took this one at Cape Le Grand National Park. These flowers looked spectacular in the wild landscape.

This image is included in 4 galleries : 1) "Tree", 2) "Nature - tree" and 3) "Gallery entrance; Nature related 1", all curated by OK Gallery and 4) "2020 03 30 Fahrradbote" by BAKAWI..

These corellas dig deep to find roots of plants, in a soggy day, mud can be all over their beaks.

They are smallish ~ 45-50 mm.

This image is included in 2 galleries :- 1) "waterbirds" curated by haiku_rose@flickr.nl and 2) "Birds 6" by Grisu.

Every afternoon at 3:30pm there is a show of feeding the pelicans at The Entrance, NSW. About 50 strong pelicans gather at the feeding point every afternoon. Thanks to the volunteers and patrons who make this event successful and ongoing. The Entrance is about 100 km north east of Sydney.

This was taken on a very warm, overcast morning, late Spring.

This image is included in 2 galleries : 1) "Flowers red & 1" curated by Odd K. Hauge and 2) "Red" curated by Hammonton.

This image is included in 3 galleries : 1) "Birds of the world Oiseaux du monde (part 2) suite" by tereliyesajjan, 2) "Australian Parrots" by Ben Mindall and 3) "COLORFULL BEAUTY BIRDS VOL 7" curated by Jean-paul Vancoppenolle..

This couple met at a flower hedge, and started spiralling up soon afterwards. I felt privileged to watch the pair of little Cabbage Whites flutter and shimmer against a clear blue sky.

This series has been taken on a cloudless Spring afternoon within a second or 2.

This swallow is skimming very low above the ground to collect insects in its flight path - essentially it is as fast as a bullet ....