Close up of the top view of a Gala Apple, showing the stem. Background for healthy eating or farmer's market.
Lucky number seven on a sparkly blue twenty-sided adventure game die.
An Ocola Skipper, or Long-winged Skipper, (Panoquina ocola) resting on a leaf.
Profile view of a Rosy Maple Moth (Dryocampa rubicunda), which resembles a cute stuffy toy. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A cute tiny Whitman's Jumping Spider (Phidippus whitmani) posing from its little patch of webbing. Known to mimic the Velvet Ant. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) fledgling flaps its tiny wings on a limb moments ater leaving the nest. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A male Green Anole (Anolis carolinensis) shows off his red dewlap, or throat fan, to proclaim his territory. Plenty of copy space.
A Green Tree Frog (Hyla cinerea) blending in perfectly on a green leaf. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A female Broad-headed Sharpshooter (Oncometopia orbona) has a white waxy substance on her sides to protect her eggs. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Black and White of a Groundhog peeking out of its burrow, showing off its long white teeth.
A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird tends to her eggs in her tiny lichen covered nest in a sweet gum tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Wolf Spider (Subfamily Lycosinae) skitters across the litter of the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An American Giant Millipede (Narceus americanus) coils up in defense. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Springtime Darner (Basiaeschna janata) perches on a twig in early Spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An endangerd species, the Spotted Turtle (Clemmys guttata) peeks out of the water to assess its surroundings. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A female Brown-headed Cowbird (Molothrus ater) joins the starlings. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Northern Mockingbird (Mimus polyglottos) welcomes Spring. Raleigh, North Carolina.
Serene black and white of a pond shore at Crowder County Park in Apex, North Carolina.
A Hermit Thrush poses in a holly tree. Raleigh, North Carolina.
An Eastern Bluebird (Sialia sialis) perched in the soft morning light.
A Yellow-rumped Warbler (Setophaga coronatasmall) perches on a pine twig on the forest floor. Raleigh, North Carolina.
The Golden-crowned Kinglet (Regulus satrapa) is the world's smallest species of perching bird or passerine . Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Carolina Chickadee perches proud with its feather puffed out on a cool winter day. Raleigh, North Carolina.
A Canada Goose (Branta canadensis) bathes in the pond. Raleigh North Carolina.