A female Ruby-throated Hummingbird descends upon a garden of nectar dedicated in the memory of Jennifer Gordon at Trademark Federal Credit Union in Augusta.
A bumblebee visits azaleas in bloom in Saco.
Lupines are in full bloom in this field behind a barn in Minot.
A butterfly uses it's long tongue to work on a flower in the Adopt A Spot garden on Mill Street in Auburn.
A bee crawls on a bee balm blossom in Hallowell. Different varieties of bee balm flowers come in a range of pink, red, and purple and they attract bees, hummingbirds and butterflies.
Tulips bloom in downtown Oakland. Numerous downtown flower beds are maintained by 23 volunteers that are part of the Oakland Flower Group.
A monarch butterfly collects pollen from a flower in a garden on Mill Street in Auburn.
Flowers in Lil Barnett's yard in Lewiston.
A bumblebee walks on the spikes of an echinacea flower in Kennebunk.
A monarch butterfly feeds on flowers in front of Portland Head Light at Fort Williams Park. The Maine Butterfly Survey says flight periods for monarchs peak in late July, which is likely the arrival of that year’s third brood, then sightings continue to ramp up, hitting its highest point in early September, as the fourth brood takes to the wing and begins the long migration south.
Raindrops sit on pansies for sale during the book, bake and flower sale at Bridge Academy Public Library in Dresden.
Grape hyacinth in Brian Allen's yard in Cape Elizabeth.
Calendula flowers in Jessica Gorton's garden at Mother Jess Herbals in Readfield.
Daffodils sway in the breeze on West Street in Portland's West End at sunset.
A bee lands on a flower while flying around the Campbell's True Valley Community Gardens at the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville.
Daffodils in bloom at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Saco.
A bee lands on a flower while flying around the gardens at the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville.
Edie Williams' flowers in her perennial garden.
A bee lands on a flower while flying around the Campbell's True Valley Community Gardens at the Alfond Youth & Community Center in Waterville.
Pumpkins and flowers abound all around Wallingford's Fruit House.
