Marie Read / Four Cedar waxwings (Bombycilla cedrorum) feeding on Crabapple (Malus sp) fruit, Ithaca, New York, USA, February.

Marie Read / Indigo Bunting (Passerina cyanea) male in breeding plumage perched in Crabapple (Malus sp.) blossom in spring, Ithaca, New York, USA , May.

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.

Laurie Campbell / Crab apples (Malus sylvestris) growing in hedgerow, Berwickshire, Scotland, October.

Laurie Campbell / Crab Apples (Malus sylvestris) wide-angle view, Berwickshire, Scotland, October.

Aflo / Varied tit (Parus varius) on Toringo crabapple (Malus sieboldii) in snow, Yatsugatake, Japan, January.

Marie Read / Yellow warbler (Setophaga petechia) male singing while perched on Crabapple (Malus sp.) flowers in spring, New York, USA May.

Marie Read / Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) catching Crabapple (Malus sp) fruit in beak, New York, USA, February.

Marie Read / Cedar waxwing (Bombycilla cedrorum) feeding on crabapple fruit, Ithaca, New York, USA, February.

Marie Read / Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) male in breeding plumage, perched among ornamental crabapple (Malus sp) blossoms in spring, New York, USA, May.

Marie Read / Pine Grosbeak (Pinicola enucleator), male feeding on crabapple fruits in winter, Baldwinsville, New York, USA, January. Digitally retouched image (tail tip added)