"An ultra close-up of a very cooperative young male Anna's Hummingbird perched and being very animated. October 2008, Ventura, California, USA"
                                                                  -Don DesJardins

For more information about Don DesJardins and his work, please visit his website "Birds Desjardins" at:
http://birdsdesjardin.com/

"Scenes of an adult male [Indigo Bunting] perched on both wild tobacco and thistle singing.This species is rare on the Pacific Coast, although small numbers show up annually during the spring and fall migrations. May 30, 2011, Ojai, California, USA."
                                                                             -Don DesJardins

To learn more about Don DesJardins and his work, please visit:
http://birdsdesjardin.com/

From TEDTalks...

"In this inspiring talk about recent developments in biomimicry, Janine Benyus provides heartening examples of ways in which nature is already influencing the products and systems we build."

Related links of interest:

Ask Nature (biomimicry design portal):
http://www.asknature.org/

The Biomimicry Institute (biomimicry 3.8):
http://biomimicry.net/