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#13134304

27 Dec 2025

A roseate spoonbill lands on a tree at the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on December 26, 2025. Known for their striking pink plumage and unique, spatula-shaped bills, these wading birds sift through shallow waters to catch small fish and crustaceans.

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#13134306

27 Dec 2025

A roseate spoonbill lands on a tree at the Orlando Wetlands in Christmas, Florida, on December 26, 2025. Known for their striking pink plumage and unique, spatula-shaped bills, these wading birds sift through shallow waters to catch small fish and crustaceans.

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#12775838

20 Sep 2025

A Common Picture Wing (Rhyothemis variegata) is seen at an urban wetland park in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 20, 2025.

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#12670636

24 Aug 2025

Erebus hieroglyphica, also known as the white-barred owl moth, photographed in Tehatta, West Bengal, on August 24, 2025. The nocturnal species, with a wingspan of about 88 millimetres, is found across the Oriental tropics and feeds on tropical fruit juices.

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#12585204

25 Jul 2025

A hummingbird flies near Sedona, Arizona. Hummingbirds are the only birds that hover in place by rapidly rotating their wings in a figure-eight pattern, beating up to 80 times per second to feed on nectar from flowers.

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#12585206

25 Jul 2025

A hummingbird flies near Sedona, Arizona. Hummingbirds are the only birds that hover in place by rapidly rotating their wings in a figure-eight pattern, beating up to 80 times per second to feed on nectar from flowers.

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#12585210

25 Jul 2025

A hummingbird flies near Sedona, Arizona. Hummingbirds are the only birds that hover in place by rapidly rotating their wings in a figure-eight pattern, beating up to 80 times per second to feed on nectar from flowers.

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#12585211

25 Jul 2025

A hummingbird flies near Sedona, Arizona. Hummingbirds are the only birds that hover in place by rapidly rotating their wings in a figure-eight pattern, beating up to 80 times per second to feed on nectar from flowers.

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#11687279

20 Oct 2024

Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. Carl Linnaeus first describes it in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators. It is the state butterfly of Florida. The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months.

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#11687282

20 Oct 2024

Heliconius charithonia, the zebra longwing or zebra heliconian, is a species of butterfly belonging to the subfamily Heliconiinae of the family Nymphalidae. Carl Linnaeus first describes it in his 1767 12th edition of Systema Naturae. The boldly striped black and white wing pattern is aposematic, warning off predators. It is the state butterfly of Florida. The species is distributed across South and Central America and as far north as southern Texas and peninsular Florida; there are migrations north into other American states in the warmer months.

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#11666291

15 Oct 2024

The Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern North America and the West Indies. The Halloween pennant's wings are entirely orange-yellow with dark brown bands, which inspire its common name.

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#11666292

15 Oct 2024

The Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern North America and the West Indies. The Halloween pennant's wings are entirely orange-yellow with dark brown bands, which inspire its common name.

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#11666293

15 Oct 2024

The Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern North America and the West Indies. The Halloween pennant's wings are entirely orange-yellow with dark brown bands, which inspire its common name.

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#11666294

15 Oct 2024

The Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern North America and the West Indies. The Halloween pennant's wings are entirely orange-yellow with dark brown bands, which inspire its common name.

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#11666295

15 Oct 2024

The Halloween pennant (Celithemis eponina) is a species of dragonfly in the family Libellulidae. It is native to eastern North America and the West Indies. The Halloween pennant's wings are entirely orange-yellow with dark brown bands, which inspire its common name.

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#11446206

31 Jul 2024

A long-legged fly with striped wings (Dolichopodidae) is sitting on a leaf in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on July 31, 2024.

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