placed on a pale blue background

calls and songs and participating in such behaviours such as cooperative breeding

This large and striking fan palm is well-known for its stunning reddish colour leaf-stems

These little owls are known for their doleful manners and their mournful cries that can go on for hours at a time

They also taste delicious with gravy and mash

Merian Plate No.4 Taraxacon Tog placed on a pale blueDuring Maria Sibylla Merian's lifetime (1647 1717), she studied, illustrated and published a number of works on the process of metamorphosis. The life and almost magic transformational process from catepillar to butterfly kept her documenting and travelling as far as South America, which was an exceptional feat for a woman at this time. The exceptionally beautiful prints show a delicacy in her drawings which are rich in detail. Printed with Japanese