Prickly pear cactus, Opuntia humifusa, Close view of spikey leaves and fruit starting to colour deep red with a snail sat on one leaf.

Echinacea, Purple Coneflower , Echinacea purpurea, Three flowers in a line.

Forest pansy, Cercis canadensis heart shaped autumn leaf backlit on white placed above a line of Sweet gum, Liquidamber leaves at the bottom.

Forest pansy, Cercis canadensis heart shaped autumn leaves, Backlit on white and arranged in a line, with most detiorated ones at the top and the freshest at the bottom.

Forest pansy, Cercis canadensis heart shaped autumn leaves, Backlit on white and arranged in a pile, with most detiorated ones at the bottom and the freshest one dropping onto the top.

Deodar tree, Cedrus deodara, A cone hanging on a branch showing the fine needles.

Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea flowerhead showing stamen, two bees are collecting pollen from it.

Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea flowerhead, against others soft focus behind, peacock butterfly sitting on the stamen of the flower with its curled proboscus is visible.

Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea flowerhead against others soft focus behind, hoverfly in flight approaching the flower.

Echinacea, Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea.

Purple coneflower, Echinacea purpurea, flower in foreground of others with pink re-curved petals around central brown cone.

Coneflower, Echinacea purpurea. Bumble bee on central cone of flower. England, West Sussex, Chichester,