Cyril Ruoso / Heleconia flower (Heliconia rostrata) Amazon, Peru.

Dong Lei / Asian paradise-flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) pair perched on branch, Shanyang town, Gutian County, Hubei province, China.

Tim Laman / King of Saxony Bird of Paradise (Pteridophora alberti) adult male on calling perch, Southern Highlands province, Papua New Guinea

Tim Laman / Black Sicklebill Bird of Paradise (Epimachus fastuosus) male feeding on fruits of Shefflera tree. New Guinea

Tim Laman / Adult male Ribbon-tailed Astrapia (Astrapia mayeri) feeding on fruits of a Schefflera plant. Southwestern slopes of Mt. Hage, Enga Province, Papua New Guinea.

Phil Savoie / Tawny mining (Andrena fulva) on apple tree blossom (Malus domestica), Monmouthshire, Wales, UK, April.

Phil Savoie / Mining bee (Andrena sp.) on Apple tree (Malus domestica) Ripon, Wisconsin, USA, May.

Laurie Hedges / Slow motion clip of a Red bird of paradise (Paradisaea rubra) preening its feathers, turns round and takes off from a tree branch, Raja-Ampat, Papua, Indonesia.

Nigel Cattlin / Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) caterpillar exit hole on Apple (Malus domestica) fruit.

Nigel Cattlin / Codling moth (Cydia pomonella) caterpillar exit hole on young Apple (Malus domestica) fruit.

Heather Angel / Bird of paradise / Crane flower (Strelitzia reginae). Cultivated in garden. Native to South Africa.

Ernie Janes / 'Lady Henniker' apple tree blossom (Malus domestica) Thornham Hall, Suffolk, England, UK.