Niall Benvie / Scots Pine tree seedling. Scotland (Pinus sylvestris) Angus

Doug Wechsler / Cone and needles of pitch pine tree {Pinus rigida}, Pine Barrens, New Jersey, USA (Cones sealed until fire)

Jose B. Ruiz / Canary pine {Pinus canariensis} top section, Europe

Duncan Mcewan / Scots pine tree {Pinus sylvestris}, close up of mature cones, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Brian Lightfoot / Scots pine flower with cone developing {Pinus sylvestris} Aviemore, Scotland, UK

Konstantin Mikhailov / Pine cone and needles {Pinus pumila} Baikal mtns, Russia

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck feeding on pine needles in winter, western Montana

Donald M. Jones / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck feeding on pine needles in winter, western Montana

Benjamin Olson / Lodgepole Pine (Larix laricina) young needles with dew, Ely, Minnesota

Thomas Marent / Chinese Moon Moth (Actias dubernardi) caterpillar mimicking pine needles, China

Kevin Schafer / Torrey Pine (Pinus torreyana) branches and needles, Santa Rosa Island, Channel Islands National Park, California

Pete Oxford / Black Pinesnake (Pituophis melanoleucus lodingi) among pine needles and pine cone, native to the southern United States

Robert Thompson / Mirror orchid (Ophrys speculum) flowering in pine woods, Albufera, Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Spain, April

Robert Thompson / Pine beauty moth (Panolis flammea) amongst pine needles, Argory Moss, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, UK

David Welling / Bristlecone pine cones & new growth - ancient trees {Pinus aristata} White Mountains, USA

Niall Benvie / Capercaille droppings {Tetrao urogallus} Abernethy, Scotland, UK

Duncan Mcewan / Scots pine tree {Pinus sylvestris} emerging male inflorescences, Scotland

Kirkendall-Spring / Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) branch with cones on white background, Washington, USA. April.

Colin Varndell / Norway spruce (Picea abies) new growth needles in spring, Dorset, UK, April. Controlled conditions.

Philippe Clement / Mugo pine (Pinus mugo) close-up of needles and male flowers with mountains in background, Cirque de Gavarnie, Pyrenees, France. June.

Roland Seitre / Crested bobwhite (Colinus cristatus) walking over dried pine needles, Jacobo Lacs breeding facilities, Colon region, Panama. Captive.

Claudio Contreras / Pine (Pinus) tree needles covered in first frost. Milpa Alta forest, outskirts of Mexico City, Mexico. December.

Jussi Murtosaari / Male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) eating needles directly from pine branches, Finland. March

Jussi Murtosaari / Male Western capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) eating needles directly from pine branches, Finland. March.

Chris Mattison / Southern alligator lizard (Gerrhonotus multicarinatus) sitting on moss and fallen pine needles, San Jose, California, USA.

Alex Hyde / Leaf of Aspen (Populus tremula) and needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on red Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum sp.). Glen Affric, Scotland, UK. October.

Alex Hyde / Leaf of Aspen (Populus tremula) and needles of Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris) on red Sphagnum Moss (Sphagnum sp.). Glen Affric, Scotland, UK. October.

Nigel Cattlin / Needle cast (Rhabdocline pseudotsugae) discolouration and symptoms of infection on douglas fir needles

Fabian Muhlberger / Wild Wonders of China / Steeres liocichla ( Liocichla steerii ) foraging among pine needles , Taiwan.

Barry Mansell / Sand pine tree (Pinus clausa) close up of needles Florida, USA. May.

Jussi Murtosaari / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male eating Pine needles in snow. Joutsa, Central Finland. March.

Jussi Murtosaari / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) male eating Pine needles. Jyska, Central Finland. January.

Jussi Murtosaari / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) female eating Pine needles, perched on branch. Finland. March.

Jussi Murtosaari / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) female eating Pine needles, perched on branch. Finland. March.

Jussi Murtosaari / Capercaillie (Tetrao urogallus) female eating Pine needles, perched on branch. Finland. March.

Nigel Cattlin / Pine wooly aphid or scots pine adelges (Pineus pini) pests on scots pine male flower, Devon, UK, April