Ingo Arndt / Red squirrel feeding on fir cone {Sciurus vulgaris} Germany

Ingo Arndt / Red squirrel feeding on fir cone {Sciurus vulgaris} Germany

John Cancalosi / White-tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus) sniffing spruce cone. New York, USA, January.

Marie Read / White-winged Crossbill (Loxia leucoptera), male feeding on Douglas-fir cones, Ithaca, New York, USA, January.

TJ Rich / Two month old wirehaird daschund puppy with fir cone, Wiltshire, UK

Markus Varesvuo / Coal tit (Periparus ater) feeding amongst Douglas fir (Pseudotsuga sp) cones. Helsinki, Finland. December.

Felis Images / East Himalayan fir (Abies spectabilis) cones on tree, Bhutan.

Felis Images / Cones of East Himalayan fir (Abies spectabilis) Sikkim, India.

Phil Savoie / American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) collecting, Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) cones, Montana, USA.

Phil Savoie / American red squirrel (Tamiasciurus hudsonicus) feeding on Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) seeds in cone, Montana, USA.

Angelo Gandolfi / Silver fir tree (Abies alba) cones, Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy. June.

Angelo Gandolfi / Cones of Silver fir (Abies alba) on tree, Sila National Park, Calabria, Italy, June.