Richard Du Toit / Greater Double-collared Sunbird (Nectarinia afra) male on Pincushion (Leucospermum sp) flower, Western Cape, South Africa

Ann & Steve Toon / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) among yellow Pincushion (Leucospermum cordifolium) flowers, Kirstenbosch Botanical Gardens, Cape Town, South Africa, September.

Neil Aldridge / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) on Pincushion protea (Leucospermum sp) in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic.

Neil Aldridge / Cape sugarbird (Promerops cafer) feeding on a Pincushion protea (Leucospermum sp) in the Cape Floral Kingdom, Cape Town, South Africa. Endemic to the fynbos region of South Africa.

Kevin Schafer / Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) male on Pincushion (Leucospermum sp) protea flower, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

Martin Willis / Southern Double-collared Sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus) on Rocket Pincushion (Leucospermum reflexum) flower, Kirstenbosch Garden, Cape Town, South Africa

Juergen Freund / Star shaped Pincushion / Pillow cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguinea), detail of the underbelly. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

Juergen Freund / Star shaped Pincushion / Pillow cushion starfish (Culcita novaeguinea), detail of the underbelly. Lembeh Strait, North Sulawesi, Indonesia.

John Cancalosi / Cape sugerbird {Promerops cafer} on Pincushion {Laucospermum spp}, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Amethyst Sunbird (Nectarinia amethystina) male on Pincushion (Leucospermum sp) flower, Western Cape, South Africa

Richard Du Toit / Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) male on Pincushion (Leucospermum sp), Western Cape, South Africa

Heather Angel / Southern double-collared sunbird (Cinnyris chalybeus), male nectaring on Pincushion protea (Leucospermum cordifolium). Cape, South Africa. August.