Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on bread and jam. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Dave Bevan / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) adding material to nest, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, July.

Robert Thompson / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying to fuchsia flower, Banbridge, County Down, Northern Ireland.

Ingo Arndt / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) detail of nest surface, Hessen, Germany, April.

MYN / Marc Pihet / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris), Maine-et-Loire, France, November. meetyourneighbours.net project

Alex Hyde / Common Wasps (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on a pot of jam, photographed against a white background. Derbyshire, UK. September.

Colin Varndell / Fresh Wych elm (Ulmus glabra) leaves in spring. Dorset, UK May

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) with insect prey, perched on Rosebay willowherb (Epilobium angustifolium), Perthshire, Scotland, UK, June.

Ross Hoddinott / 2020VISION / Common reeds {Phragmites communis}, reflected in water, Ham Wall (RSPB) Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, UK. June

Andrew Parkinson / 2020VISION / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) adult perched in Blackthorn hedgerow with insect prey for young, Hope Farm RSPB reserve, Cambridgeshire, UK, May

Ernie Janes / Conference Pear tree (Pyrus communis) growing against wall in garden, UK

Stephen Dalton / Common scorpionfly (Panorpa communis) taking off, UK, controlled conditions

Andy Sands / Bank vole (Clethrionomys glareolus) standing up to feed on Black Bryony berries, Captive, UK.

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Giant fennel (Ferula communis) flower, Kaplica, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Maitland / Nipplewort (Lapsana communis) in flower with Eschers blue butterfly (Polyommatus escheri) and Silver-studded blue (Plebejus argus) Stenje region, Galicica National Park, Macedonia, June 2009, dead ins...

Wild Wonders of Europe / Lilja / Giant fennel (Ferula communis) plants in flower, Kaplica, Northern Cyprus, April 2009

Alan Williams / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) male singing perched on Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) blossom, Essex, UK, May

Wild Wonders of Europe / Benvie / Common scorpionfly (Panorpa communis) Fliess, Naturpark Kaunergrat, Tirol, Austria, July 2008 WWE BOOK PLATE. WWE OUTDOOR EXHIBITION

Wild Wonders of Europe / Bartocha / Giant Fennel (Ferula communis) in flower, Gargano National Park, Gargano Peninsula, Apulia, Italy, April 2008

Jose B. Ruiz / Almond trees (Prunus dulcis / Amygdalus communis) in blossom, close up of single flower, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Giant fennel {Ferula communis} at dusk, Spain.

Colin Varndell / Apple trees in blossom with Bluebells, UK

Colin Seddon / Hand feeding a young Whitethroat chick

Nigel Cattlin / Common vetch (Vicia sativa) with Red ant (Myrmica rubra) on bud. Berkshire, England, UK. June.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity and internal hard growth caused by Pear stony pit virus, cross section. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity and internal hard growth caused by Pear stony pit virus, cross section. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK.

Nigel Cattlin / Doyenne du Comice pear (Pyrus communis) fruit with deformity caused by Pear stony pit virus. Berkshire, England, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Corky brown damage to Pear (Pyrus communis) fruit possibly caused by early Eriophyid (Eriophyidae) blister mite infestation. Berkshire, England, UK. September.

Nigel Cattlin / Pollen beetle (Brassicogethes aeneus) infestation on Nipplewort (Lapsana communis). Berkshire, England, UK. July.

Phil Savoie / Tawny mining (Andrena fulva) on apple tree blossom (Malus domestica), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Mining bee (Andrena sp.) on Apple tree (Malus domestica) Ripon, Wisconsin, USA, May.

Mike Read / Marsh harrier (Circus aeruginosus) flying over reedbed. Ham Wall Nature Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK. February.

Mike Read / Pools and reedbed in early morning mist. Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, England, UK, October 2018

Mike Read / Pool and reedbeds at sunrise with Glastonbury Tor in background. Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalon Marshes, Somerset Levels, England, UK, October 2018

Mike Read / Reedbeds and pools with wildfowl including Mallard (Anas platyrhynchos), Gadwall (Anas strepera), Little egret (Egretta garzetta) and Coot (Fulica atra). From Avalon hide, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Avalo...

Chris Mattison / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) on white background. Monmouthshire, Wales, UK. March.

Nigel Cattlin / Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) caterpillar exit hole on Apple (Malus domestica) fruit.

Nigel Cattlin / Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae) webbing and damage to leaves of Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) plant. England, UK.

Ernie Janes / Globe artichoke or Cardoon Thistle (Cynara cardunculus) cultivated plant in garden.

Nigel Cattlin / Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) caterpillar exit hole on young Apple (Malus domestica) fruit.

Nigel Cattlin / Green bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) leaf with feeding damage caused by Two spotted spider mite (Tetranychus urticae). England, UK.

Edwin Giesbers / Giant fennel (Ferula communis) flowering umbels. Cyprus. April.

Edwin Giesbers / Giant fennel (Ferula communis) flowering, Mediterranean sea in background. Cyprus. April.

Ernie Janes / 'Lady Henniker' apple tree blossom (Malus domestica) Thornham Hall, Suffolk, England, UK.

John Waters / Reeds (Phragmites communis) backlit at sunset, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, January.

Robin Chittenden / Common Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) perched, Norfolk, England, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Male Blackbird (Turdus merula) feeding on Crab apple (Malus sylvestris), Wiltshire garden, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) eating Crab apple (Malus sylvestris) it has just picked, Wiltshire garden, UK, December.

Nick Upton / Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) reaching for Crab apple (Malus sylvestris) to eat, Wiltshire garden, UK, December.

Paul Hobson / Whitethroat (Sylvia communis) male singing, perched on Hawthorn twig. Sheffield, England, UK. May.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Juniper (Juniperus communis) saplings to be used in Caledonian Pine Forest habitat restoration. Trees for Life nursery, Dundreggan Conservation Estate, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland, UK.

Nick Upton / Longbodied cellar spider / Daddly longlegs spider (Pholcus phalangioides) hanging on its web in an outhouse and feeding on a House spider (Tegenaria sp.) it has killed and wrapped in silk, Somerset, U...

Nick Upton / Juvenile Longbodied cellar spider / Daddly longlegs spider (Pholcus phalangioides) on its web in a house porch, Wiltshire, UK, September.

Nick Upton / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nectaring on Ivy flowers, Wiltshire garden, UK, September.

Philippe Clement / Three common wasps (Vespula vulgaris), eating from open jar of jam in summer

Ernie Janes / Globe artichoke or Cardoon thistle (Cynara cardunculus), cultivated plant.

Pal Hermansen / Angermanalven river with reedbed at edge. Near High Coast Bridge / Hogakustenbron, Veda. High Coast World Heritage Site, Vasternorrland, Sweden. August, 2018.

Ernie Janes / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on ripe plums, England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on ripe plums, England, UK, August.

Ernie Janes / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on raspberry jam.

Ernie Janes / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) head portrait

Ernie Janes / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) flying and feeding on ripe plums, England, UK, August. Digital composite.

Philippe Clement / Common waasp (Vespula vulgaris) approaching a wasp trap on a balcony, the trap is filled with sugary drink and attracts and traps wasps until they drown in the liquid, Belgium, August.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Philippe Clement / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) feeding on jam inside a jar, Belgium, August.

Dave Bevan / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nest in an electricity meter box, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK, July.

Dave Bevan / Common wasp (Vespula vulgaris) collecting wood pulp from a wooden shed, Worcestershire, England, UK, July.

Loic Poidevin / Boat moored beside tree in Danube Delta. Reedbed in background. Letea, Romania. May 2018.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus) perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus), two perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Loic Poidevin / Bearded tit (Panurus biarmicus), five perched on Reed (Phragmites australis). Danube Delta, Romania. May.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) trees, Horta de San Joan, The Ports Natural Park, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Juan Carlos Munoz / Almond (Prunus amygdalus) orchard with En Benet Rocks / Roques de Benet in background, The Ports Natural Park, Terres de l'Ebre, Catalonia, Spain. April 2017.

Mike Read / Drainage ditch and Common reed (Phragmites australis) through Puszta grassland near Tiszaalpar, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary June 2017

Mike Read / Stacks of harvested Common reed (Phragmites australis) for thatching near Tiszaalpar, Kiskunsag National Park, Hungary, June.

Andres M. Dominguez / Frozen leaves of European pear (Pyrus communis) in ice. Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, southern Spain, December.

Matthew Maran / Bird ringer weighing Common whitethroat (Sylvia communis) after ringing. East Devon, England, UK, May.

Matthew Maran / Ringing Common whitethroat (Sylvia communis) in the Otter Estuary to improve understanding of their ecology and life cycle. Devon, England, UK, May.

Matthew Maran / Birding ringer checking the fat store of Common whitethroat (Sylvia communis) after ringing. East Devon, UK, May.

Matthew Maran / Catching a Common whitethroat (Sylvia communis) caught in mist bed reedbeds on the Otter Estuary to improve understanding of their ecology and life cycle. Devon UK

Matthew Maran / Common reed (Phragmites australis) reedbed, Otter Estuary, Devon, England, UK, February.

Matthew Maran / Common reed (Phragmites australis) in flower in reedbed, Otter Estuary, Devon, England, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Common reed (Phragmites australis) seedhead, Somerset Levels, UK, February.

Nick Upton / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) seedheads backlit at sunset, Somerset Levels, UK, February

Nick Upton / Common Reed (Phragmites australis) seedheads backlit at sunset, Somerset Levels, UK, February.

Stephen Dalton / Wasp (Vespula vulgaris) nest on stable door, Sussex, England, UK, July.

Colin Varndell / Black bryony (Dioscorea communis) berries, England, UK, September.

Chris Gomersall / Bearded tit or bearded reedling (Panurus biarmicus) adult male perched on common reed (Phragmites australis). Norfolk, England. February