Jack Jeffrey/ BIA / I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), Hawaii

Inaki Relanzon / Tiny creeper (Globularia repens) growing on rock with Gavarnie Falls in the background, Pyrenees, France, June 2011.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), climbing on Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) with fall colors, Kerrville, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Stephen Dalton / Common toad (Bufo Typhonius) in garden, sheltering under foliage, UK

Philippe Clement / Devil's thorn (Tribulus zeyheri) the Kalahari desert's prominent creeper, appearing after the rains, Kgalagadi NP, South Africa

Heather Angel / Shrubs, trees and lianas in tropical rainforest. Xishuangbanna,Yunnan Province, China.

Karine Aigner / Portrait of a Brown creeper, (Certhia americana) with white background, Block island, Rhode Island, USA. Bird caught during scientific research.

Ralph Martin/ BIA / Short-toed Tree-Creeper (Certhia brachydactyla), Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Jack Jeffrey/ BIA / I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea) juvenile feeding on flower nectar, Hawaii

Julian Hume / Hawaiian harrier (Circus dossenus) pursues a Kakawahie (Paroreomyza flammea) (Extinct 1963) in Koa forest, Molokai, Hawaii.

Colin Varndell / Ivy (Hedera helix) covered tree trunks in Knight Wood, Hampshire, UK, October.

Walter Soestbergen/ BIA / Short-toed Tree-Creeper (Certhia brachydactyla), Utrecht, Netherlands

Paul Hobson / Tree creeper (Certhia brachydactyla) on tree, Peak District, England, UK, April.

Paul Hobson / Tree creeper (Certhia brachydactyla) on tree, Peak District, England, UK, April.

Pascal Pittorino / Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) fruit developing, Var, Provence, France, July.

Pascal Pittorino / Trumpet creeper (Campsis radicans) flowers in a botanical garden, Var, Provence, France, June.

Pascal Pittorino / Trumpet creeper / vine (Campsis radicans) flowers, in botanic garden, Var, Provence, France, June

Pascal Pittorino / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) covering a wall of house, Rougon Village, Verdon Natural Regional Park, Alpes de Haute Provence, France, October.

Alan Murphy / American Tree Creeper (Certhia americana) foraging, Ontario, Canada

Alan Murphy / American Tree Creeper (Certhia americana), Ontario, Canada

Jack Jeffrey / Hawaii Creeper (Oreomystis mana), Hawaii

Jack Jeffrey / Hawaii Creeper (Oreomystis mana), Hawaii

Jack Jeffrey / I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea) on Ohi'a (Metrosideros sp) tree, Hawaii

Marie Read / American / Brown creeper (Certhia americana) on tree trunk with bark fragment in beak, used as nest material, New York, USA, June.

Brent Stephenson / Adult Brown creeper / Pipipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) displaying from a prominent perch. West Coast, South Island, New Zealand, December.

Bob Steele / Brown-throated Tree-Creeper (Certhia discolor), Doi Inthanon National Park, Thailand

Werner Oppermann / Short-toed Tree-Creeper (Certhia brachydactyla) calling, Lower Saxony, Germany

Ralph Martin / Eurasian Tree-Creeper (Certhia familiaris), Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Ralph Martin / Short-toed Tree-Creeper (Certhia brachydactyla), Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Oliver Richter / Eurasian Tree-Creeper (Certhia familiaris), Saxony, Germany

Glenn Bartley / American Tree Creeper (Certhia americana) carrying a spider, British Columbia, Canada

Paul Harcourt Davies / Virginia creeper leaves changing colour in autumn (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) Podere Montecucco, Orvieto, Italy, October

Kerstin Hinze / Window with Virginia creeper vine growing around frame, Woesendorf, Wachau, Lower Austria, Austria

Alan Williams / Tree Creeper (Certhia familiaris) on tree trunk in woodland, North Wales, UK, March

Alan Williams / Tree Creeper (Certhia familiaris) on tree trunk in woodland, North Wales, UK, March

Alan Williams / Tree Creeper (Certhia familiaris) climbing tree trunk in woodland, North Wales, UK, March

Alan Williams / Tree Creeper (Certhia familiaris) climbing tree trunk in woodland North Wales, UK, March

Inaki Relanzon / Tiny creeper (Globularia repens) in flower on rock Pyrenees, France, June 2011.

Brent Stephenson / Brown Creeper / Pipipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) perched in a bush. Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.

Brent Stephenson / Brown Creeper / Pipipi (Mohoua novaeseelandiae) perched in a bush. Kaikoura, Canterbury, New Zealand, October.

MYN / Clay Bolt / Trumpet creeper / vine (Campsis radicans) in flower, Dacusville, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Clay Bolt / Trumpet creeper / vine (Campsis radicans) Dacusville, Pickens County, South Carolina, USA, July. meetyourneighbours.net project

John Abbott / Virginia Creeper sphinx moth (Darapsa myron) Texas, USA

David Woodfall / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus sp) growing over street sign and lamp post, adaptation of plants to opportunity, UK

David Woodfall / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus sp) growing over street sign and lamp post, adaptation of plants to opportunity, UK

Rolf Nussbaumer / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), climbing on Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) with fall colors, Kerrville, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), climbing on Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) with fall colors, Kerrville, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA, November.

Alan Williams / Tree Creeper (Certhia familiaris) singing on treetrunk in woodland, North Wales, UK, May

Mark Moffett / I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea) feeding on flower nectar, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii

Paul Harcourt Davies / Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus americana) stem of red leaves, in autumn. Italy, Europe.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus americana) stem of red leaves, in autumn. Italy, Europe.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus americana) stem of red leaves, in autumn. Italy, Europe.

Neil Lucas / Tropical rainforest floor, with twisted creeper vines, Danham Valley, Borneo

Neil Lucas / Climbing plant in tropical raniforest of Danham Valley, Borneo

LYNN M. STONE / Portrait of Weimaraner standing in show stack posture, by Virginia creeper vines, Connecticut, USA

LYNN M. STONE / Head portrait of Weimaraner standing by Virginia creeper vines, Connecticut, USA

David Kjaer / Virginia creeeper {Parthenocissus sp} 'Beverley Brook' in late autumn, UK, sequence 2/2

David Kjaer / Virginia creeeper {Parthenocissus sp} 'Beverley Brook' in early autumn, UK, sequence 1/2

Mark Taylor / Boston Ivy (Parthenocissus tricuspidata) climbing up wall, autumn colours, UK

Albert Lleal / Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) leaf in autumn, a native to eastern and central North America

Albert Lleal / Virginia Creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) leaves in autumn, a native to eastern and central North America

Nature Production / Boston Ivy / Japanese Creeper {Parthenocissus tricuspidata} close up of tendrils and suckers for climbing, Japan

Konrad Wothe / Short-toed Tree-Creeper (Certhia brachydactyla) on tree trunk, Germany

John Downer / Virginia creeper on stone wall {Parthenocissus quinquefolia} UK

John Downer / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) on stone wall. UK, Europe

Niall Benvie / Virginia creeper on timber barn {Parthenocissus quinquefolia} Pennsylvania, USA

Jack Jeffrey/ BIA / I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea), Hawaii

Rosl Roessner/ BIA / Eurasian Tree-Creeper (Certhia familiaris), Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany

Alan Murphy / American Tree Creeper (Certhia americana) on snow, Ontario, Canada

Jack Jeffrey / Hawaii Creeper (Oreomystis mana), Hawaii

Loic Poidevin / Brown creeper (Certhia americana) with invertebrate prey, on tree trunk, Kodiak Island, Alaska, USA, July

Mark Moffett / I'iwi (Drepanis coccinea) feeding on flower nectar, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) portrait, Marion Conservation Aquaculture Center. Captive, originally from Little River, North Carolina, USA.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) portrait, Marion Conservation Aquaculture Center. Captive, originally from Little River, North Carolina, USA.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) portrait, Marion Conservation Aquaculture Center. Captive, originally from Nolichuky Basin, Tennessee, USA.

Joel Sartore / Photo Ark / Creeper mussel (Strophitus undulatus) portrait, Marion Conservation Aquaculture Center. Captive, originally from Catawba River, North Carolina, USA.

Roland Seitre / Scarlet creeper (Ipomoea hederifolia) in flower, wrapped around tree trunk, Abaco Islands, Bahamas.

Tui De Roy / Galapagos shore-petunia (Exodeconus miersii) in flower. Punta Espinosa, Fernandina Island, Galapagos Islands, Ecuador.

Roland Seitre / Maui creeper (Paroreomyza montana) perched on branch, Haleakala National Park, Maui, Hawaii. Endangered.

Roland Seitre / Hawaii creeper (Oreomystis mana) perched on lichen covered branch, Hakalau forest, Hilo, Big Island, Hawaii. Endangered.

Guy Edwardes / Tu Hwnt l'r Bont Tearooms covered in Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) in autumn. Conwy, Wales. September.

Scott Leslie / American Tree Creeper (Certhia americana), Nova Scotia, Canada

Linda Pitkin / Large bindweed (Calystegia silvatica) in flower, Surrey, England. July.

Linda Pitkin / Large bindweed (Calystegia silvatica) in flower, Surrey, England. July.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Autumn leaf colours on Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia), Umbria, Italy. October.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Dog rose (Rosa canina) in flower, Podere Montecucco Garden, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Dog rose (Rosa canina) in flower, Podere Montecucco Garden, Umbria, Italy. June.

Paul Harcourt Davies / Dwarf buckthorn (Rhamnus pumila) growing on rockface, Gran Sasso, Abruzzo, Italy. July.

Phil Savoie / Virginia creeper vine (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) growing over house wall, round window, Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, October.

Dave Watts / Trailing pratia (Lobelia pedunculata). Tasmania, Australia. December.

Dave Watts / Blue lovecreeper (Comesperma volubile). Tasmania, Australia. September.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) male landing on Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Rolf Nussbaumer / Ruby-throated hummingbird (Archilochus colubris) male preening, perched on Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia). Hill Country, Texas, USA.

Jack Dykinga / Virginia creeper (Parthenocissus quinquefolia) climbing up trunk of Fremont's cottonwood (Populus fremontii). Coyote Gulch, Escalante, Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah, USA. October 1995...

Fabrice Cahez / Tree creeper (Certhia familiaris) on tree trunk, France, July.

Nigel Cattlin / Purple morning glory (Ipomoea purpurea) flowering, a broad leaved weed, North Carolina, USA, October