Southern part of Malta. (766k) Northern part of Malta with the Marfa Peninsula in the background. (810k) Woolly Distaff Thistle (Carthamus lanatus, german: Wollige Färberdistel). (889k) Spiny Caper (Capparis spinosa, german: Echter Kapernstrauch, french: Câprier). (752k) Thistle. (774k) Large bee visiting a thistle. (706k) Indian Prickly-pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica, french: Figuier de Barbarie). (1207k) Close-up of Indian Prickly-pear Cactus (Opuntia ficus-indica, french: Figuier de Barbarie). (723k)