Blue wildebeest (brindled gnu) (Connochaetes taurinus) among yellow wildflowers, Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park, encompasing the former Kalahari Gemsbok National Park, South Africa, Africa

Pienza, Val d'Orcia, Tuscany, Italy, Eruope

Flowering heather on Trentishoe Down in late summer, Exmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flowering heather on Trentishoe Down in late summer, Exmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Windblown tree on Porlock Common in the summertime, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Stormy sunset over Exmoor moorland near Easter Hill, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bell heather growing on Dunkery Hill in Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Flowering heather on Dunkery Hill in summertime, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Summer heather and grasses on Dunkery Hill, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Carpets of snowdrops in Snowdrop Valley, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Honningsvag Port, Mageroya Island, Finnmark Region, Arctic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Honningsvag Port, Mageroya Island, Finnmark Region, Arctic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Honningsvag church and graveyard, Honningsvag Port, Mageroya Island, Finnmark Region, Arctic Ocean, Norway, Scandinavia, Europe

Fields of rapeseed flowers in bloom in Luoping, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

A couple walking through fields of rapeseed flowers in bloom in Luoping, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

A couple walking through fields of rapeseed flowers in bloom in Luoping, Yunnan Province, China, Asia

Cuban women in old costume, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Cuban women in old costume, Havana, Cuba, West Indies, Central America

Spring bluebells in beech woodland, Dockey Woods, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Spring bluebells in beech woodland, Dockey Woods, Buckinghamshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Decorations for the Day of the Dead festival with Parroquia de San Miguel Arcangel in the background, Plaza Principal, San Miguel de Allende, Guanajuato, Mexico, North America

A stone money bank, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Yapese woman in traditional dance costume, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Yapese dancers performing traditional bamboo stick dance, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Yapese woman in traditional dance costume, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Yapese dancers performing the traditional bamboo stick dance, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Yapese dancers performing the traditional bamboo stick dance, Yap, Micronesia, Pacific

Wooden door, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tequisquipan, Queretaro state, Mexico, North America

Cemetery Vigils, Day of the Dead, Tzintzuntzan, near Patzcuaro, Michoacan state, Mexico, North America

Cemetery Vigils, Day of the Dead, Tzintzuntzan, near Patzcuaro, Michoacan state, Mexico, North America

Families decorating graves for Day of the Dead, Templo de Guadalupe, Real de Catorce, former silver mining town, San Luis Potosi state, Mexico, North America

Lotus flower temple, Bahai Temple, New Delhi, India, Asia

The Imagine Mosaic memorial to John Lennon who lived nearby at the Dakota Building, Strawberry Fields, Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, United States of America, North America

Flower Hmong ethnic group women working in the rice field, Bac Ha area, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flower Hmong ethnic group women working in the rice field, Bac Ha area, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Balinese girl, Bali, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Leong San Temple, Singapore, Southeast Asia, Asia

Flower and lime herbal bath at the Spa village at Tanjong Jara Resort, Terengganu, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tamarind Springs Spa in Koh Samui Island, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

The Guggenheim, designed by architect Frank Gehry, and Puppy, the dog flower sculpture by Jeff Koons, Bilbao, Basque country, Spain, Europe

Saguaro cacti and barrel cacti in bloom, Saguaro National Park, Rincon Mountain District, Tucson, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Lotus flower temple, Bahai Temple, New Delhi, India, Asia

The Royal Phuket Yacht Club, Nai Harn Beach, Phuket, Southern Thailand, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Spa Deck with flower bath at Sasha Resort in Koh Samui, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bathtub at Escape Water Villa at Coco Palm Bodu Hithi Resort, Maldives, Indian Ocean, Asia

Flower bath at the Badian Natural Spa at Badian Island Resort and Spa in Cebu, Philippines, Southeast Asia, Asia

Tundra, Wrangel Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chukotka, Russian Far East, Eurasia

Tundra, Wrangel Island, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Chukotka, Russian Far East, Eurasia

Silverback male Mountain Gorilla (Gorilla g. beringei), Virunga Volcanoes, Rwanda, Africa

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Echinacea sp. (cone flower) nectar, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Honey bee, Apis mellifera feeding on Echinacea sp., or cone flower nectar. Honey bees are in trouble in many parts of the world but are doing well in urban areas where their exposure to pesticides, insecticides and fungicides is limited. Photographed in London, UK garden.

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Echinacea sp. (cone flower) nectar, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Honey bee (Apis mellifera) feeding on Echinacea sp. (cone flower) nectar, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Peaceful mountain scenery, Chiang Mai, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Pikk Hermann (Tall Hermann) Tower at Toompea Castle, Toompea, Tallinn, Estonia, Baltic States, Europe

Magnolia blossom, Moorish Garden, Wilhelma Zoo and Botanical Gardens, Stuttgart, Baden Wurttemberg, Germany, Europe

Lotus flower (Nelumbo nucifera) along the Tonle Sap River, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Yellow tulip amongst a sea of red tulips.

Sunrise over Angkor Wat, Angkor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Siem Reap Province, Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Cayan Tower, Dubai Marina, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

A devotee, pierced with a vel skewer, partcipiating in Thaipusam festival, Batu Caves, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Sea thrift growing on the Cornish clifftops above Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Thrift growing on the cliffs of Land's End, looking towards the Armed Knight rock stack, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sea thrift growing on the Cornish clifftops above Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sea thrift growing on the Cornish clifftops at Trevose Head, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wild garlic (ramsons) (Allium ursinum) growing in Black Woods nature reserve in Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

White snake's head fritillaries (Fritillaria meleagris) growing wild at North Meadow near Cricklade, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Footpath through carpet of bluebells in the beech woodland at West Woods, Lockeridge near Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sea thrift and kidney vetch growing on the clifftops above Constantine Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Sea thrift growing on the Cornish clifftops near Porthcothan Bay, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Landscape, Mount Rainier National Park, Washington State, United States of America, North America

Town Hall and Canal at dusk, Gothenburg, Sweden, Scandinavia, Europe

Pavilion, Torquay, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

City Hall, Alexandra Gardens, Cathays Park, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Welsh National War Memorial, Alexandra Gardens, Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom, Europe

Wat Pho (Wat Phra Chetuphon) (Temple of the Reclining Buddha), Bangkok, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mullik Ghat flower market, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Mullik Ghat flower market, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Clay statues of Hindu gods and goddesses, Kumartulli district, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Door, padlock and flower garlands, Kolkata (Calcutta), West Bengal, India, Asia

Little Barton Strand from Pencannow Point, Crackington Haven, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bluebell woodland in spring, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Hawthorn tree and bluebells flowering on Holwell Lawn, Dartmoor, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Exmoor countryside and coast in summertime, Exmoor National Park, Somerset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Summer at Saddle Tor in Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wildflowers growing on the clifftops above Bedruthan Steps on a stormy evening, Cornwall, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) growing in a mature beech tree woodland in spring, West Woods, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta) growing in a mature beech tree woodland in spring, West Woods, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Glorious evening sunlight illuminates the dramatic cliffs of Hartland Quay, looking towards Screda Point, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bluebell woodland in Priors Wood, Portbury, Avon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Overlooking Bonehill Rocks from Bell Tor, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Bluebells growing beneath an ancient pollarded beech tree in Savernake Forest, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wild poppies and rapeseed flowering in summer in a Dorset field, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Opium poppies growing in a Dorset field, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wild poppies on a beautiful summer's day, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wild poppy field at sunset in summer, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Wild poppies on a beautiful summer's day, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Views of Perast from Our Lady of the Rocks, Bay of Kotor, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Montenegro, Europe

Heliconia pendula, a flowing plant native to tropical areas, St. Lucia, West Indies, Caribbean, Central America