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A cone flower bloom in a meadow.

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A summer coneflower bloom surrounded by leaves.

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Sunlight and shadow highlight a clover bloom.

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A locust molt clings to a tree trunk.

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A rabbit licks its lips while eyeing the photographer.

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Blue sky and clouds silhouette springtime tree branches.

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Sunlight highlights thistle seeds.

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Sunlight and shadow invite hikers to the trailhead of the Rothchild Nature Trail in Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa.

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A Tussock Moth caterpillar feeds on a milkweed leaf.

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A praying mantis eyes its shadow on the dirt speckled hood of a white car.

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A praying mantis clings to the edge of a car's hood.

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A portion of a monarch butterfly's wing lays on a sidewalk.

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A springtime rose bloom in Iowa.

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Stargazer lily plant in a garden.

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A cicada rests after emerging from its molt.

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A stargazer lily blooms in a garden.

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A daylily blooms in an Ankeny, Iowa, garden.

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A geranium soaks up some summer sun.

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A cone flower blooms in a summer Iowa garden.

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A thistle flower head in Southwoods Park, West Des Moines, Iowa.

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A white springtime peony bloom.

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The decomposed skull or jaw of an unknown animal lays on the concrete of a parking lot.