Roger Powell / Musk lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) about to feed on eucalyptus blossoms. Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Roger Powell / Musk lorikeet (Glossopsitta concinna) feeding by licking nectar from eucalyptus blossoms. Horsham, Victoria, Australia

Scott Leslie / Blackburnian Warbler (Setophaga fusca) feeding on blossoms in rain, Maine

Aflo / Varied tit (Poecile varius) in cherry blossom, Hokkaido, Japan, May.

Aflo / Japanese White eye (Zosterops japonicus) in cherry tree, Kyoto, Japan. March.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Sword-billed Hummingbird (Ensifera ensifera) male feeding from passionflower (Passiflora mixta), Papallacta, Ecuador, Andes, South America. January.

Sandra Bartocha / Cherry trees (Prunus sp) on the edge of an open field, Barnim Nature Park, Germany, May.

Barry Mansell / Carolina chickadee (Parus carolinensis). North Florida, USA, March.

Phil Savoie / Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) female feeding on apple blossom (Malus domestica). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Hairy-footed flower bee (Anthophora plumipes) female feeding on apple blossom (Malus domestica). Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Colin Varndell / Sycamore (Acer pseudoplatanus) blossom in flower. Dorset, UK April.

Colin Varndell / Close up of Beech tree (Fagus sylvatica) blossom. Dorset, UK, May.