Dave Bevan / Common wasps (Vespula vulgaris) flying to and feeding on greengage fruit, UK

Scott Leslie / American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in cherry tree blossoms, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in cherry tree blossoms, Nova Scotia, Canada

Pete Oxford / Madagascar Moon Moth (Argema mittrei) male on Jamun (Eugenia jambolana) leaves in the eastern highlands south of Antananarivo, Madagascar

David Tipling / Syrian Plum used for making limesticks, to catch migratory birds for ambelopoulia a traditional dish of songbirds, Cyprus, September 2011

Tom Vezo / Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) perching in blooming Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) tree, Long Island, New York

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Box of plums picked by volunteers, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Box of plums picked by volunteers, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Volunteers harvesting plums, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Box of plums picked by volunteers, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, October 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Child carrrying punnet of plums, Old Sleningford Community Farm, North Yorkshire, England, UK, October 2011.

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Volunteers with plum harvest, Old Sleningford Farm, a community Farm and 2009 winner of the Nidderdale AONB Conservation Award, North Yorkshire, England, UK, September. Model released. 2020VISION Book...

Martin Willis / Plum-headed Finch (Neochmia modesta), Woodstock, Queensland, Australia

Bernard Castelein / Plum headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) male, Sawai Modhopur, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Plum headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) male, Sawai Modhopur, Rajasthan, India

Bernard Castelein / Plum headed parakeet (Psittacula cyanocephala) female, Sawai Modhopur, Rajasthan, India

Jonathan Harrod / Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) on cherry blossom in spring, Christchurch, New Zealand

Adrian Davies / Windfall Victoria plums from plum tree (Prunus domestica), UK, July

Simon Colmer / Bright-line Brown-eye / Tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea) caterpillar inside plum tomato. Side of tomato has been cut away to show the feeding chamber the larva creates. Sussex, UK

Rod Williams / Female Amethyst / Violet Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) perched on branch. Captive. Occurs tropical Africa.

David Woodfall / Ancient Plum tree (Prunus domestica) with gnarled bark, with a peasant farm in the background. Romania, October 2010

Konrad Wothe / Rosy Starling (Pastor roseus) feeding on cherries, Bulgaria

Jeff Rotman / Boy (nine years) reaching into a tidepool, Plum Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Model released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Boy (nine years) exploring tidepool with nets, Plum Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Model released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Boy (nine years) and father exploring tidepool, Plum Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Model released Model released.

Jeff Rotman / Boy (nine years) free diver holding green crabs, Plum Cove, Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA Model released Model released.

Daniel Heuclin / Mirabelle plum tree (Prunus domestica, var. syriaca) bearing ripe fruit, Belgium

Rolf Nussbaumer / Chipping Sparrow (Spizella passerina) perched on blooming Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA

Rolf Nussbaumer / Carolina Chickadee (Poecile carolinensis), adult on blooming Mexican Plum (Prunus mexicana) New Braunfels, San Antonio, Hill Country, Central Texas, USA

Simon Colmer / Bright-line Brown-eye / Tomato moth (Lacanobia oleracea) larva on unripe plum tomato. England, UK

Dietmar Nill / Two spot ladybird (Adalia bipunctata} on plum blossom, Germany

Dave Bevan / Median wasp ( Dolchovespula media) flying to and feeding on greengage fruit, UK

Dave Bevan / Median wasp (Dolichovespula media) two fighting in mid-air beside greengage fruit, UK

Albert Lleal / Blackthorn (Prunus spinosa) fruit covered with water droplets, Spain

Stephen Dalton / Fruit fly {Drosophila sp} feeding on plum, UK

Kevin Schafer / Sugar-Plum (Uapaca sp) stilt roots, Marojejy National Park, Madagascar

Scott Leslie / American Goldfinch (Carduelis tristis) male in cherry tree blossoms, Nova Scotia, Canada

Scott Leslie / Purple Finch (Carpodacus purpureus) male in cherry tree, Nova Scotia, Canada

Piotr Naskrecki / Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) stranded on beach following a night of spawning, Plum Island, Massachusetts

Jerry Monkman / Aerial view of the Eastern shore of Indian Pond, Kennebec River, near Greenville, Maine, USA. A portion of this shoreline is planned as a housing development by Plum Creek.

Jerry Monkman / Kayaking in the tidal estuary, Plum Island Sounds, Sawyer's Island, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA. model released

Jerry Monkman / Kayaking in the tidal estuary, Plum Island Sounds, Sawyer's Island, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA.

Jerry Monkman / Two children birdwatching, Plum Island Sound, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA. model released

Jerry Monkman / Early evening on the salt marsh in Plum Island Sound, Sawyer's Island, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA

Jerry Monkman / Two children birdwatching, Plum Island Sound, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA. model released

Jerry Monkman / Early evening on the salt marsh in Plum Island Sound, Sawyer's Island, Rowley, Massachusetts, USA

Jerry Monkman / Family enjoying a picnic next to a tidal estuary on Plum Island Sound, Massachusetts, USA

Jerry Monkman / Mother and daughter birdwatching in the tidal estuary of Plum Island Sound, Sawyer's Island, Massachusetts, USA. model releaese

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Konrad Wothe / Almond (Prunus dulcis) trees blooming, Provence, France

Simon Colmer / Cherry plum leaf on white background (Prunus cerasifera)

Mitsuaki Iwago / Shiba Inu (Canis familiaris) under cherry blossoms, Mount Fuji, Japan

Mitsuaki Iwago / Shiba Inu (Canis familiaris) puppy, Japan

Gary K. Smith / Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding on Victoria Plum fruit, Norfolk, UK

Jouan & Rius / Cassowary plum (Cerbera floribunda) and Quandongs (Santalum acuminatum), Daintree National Park, Queensland, Australia

Rob Cousins / Damsons (Prunus domestica insititia), UK

Rob Cousins / Victoria plums (Prunus domestica) ripening on tree, UK

Gary K. Smith / Woman picking ripe Victoria plums (Prunus domestica) in country garden, England, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Woman picking ripe Victoria plums (Prunus domestica) in country garden, England, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Victoria plums (Prunus domestica) freshly picked in a trug in a country garden, England, UK, August

Gary K. Smith / Victoria plums (Prunus domestica) freshly picked in a trug in a country garden, England, UK, August

Rod Williams / Male Violet / Amethyst Starling (Cinnyricinclus leucogaster) captive, from Tropical Africa

Philippe Clement / Plums growing on branch of plum tree (Prunus domestica), Belgium

Albert Lleal / Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) bark, Spain

Albert Lleal / Japanese Cherry (Prunus serrulata) bark, native to Asia

Gary K. Smith / Victoria Plum {Prunus sp.} in blossom, Springtime, Norfolk, UK, April

Niall Benvie / Handful of Victoria plums {Prunus domesticus}

Bernard Castelein / Male Plum headed parakeet {Psittacula cyanocephala} perching on branch feeding, Madhav NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

Bernard Castelein / Male Plum headed parakeet {Psittacula cyanocephala} Madhav NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

Bernard Castelein / Male Plum headed parakeet {Psittacula cyanocephala} feeding in tree, Madhav NP, Madhya Pradesh, India

MYN / Niall Benvie / Wild plum {Prunus domestica} in flower, Angus, Scotland, UK meetyourneighbours.net project

PREMAPHOTOS / Red admiral butterfly (Vanessa atalanta) feeding from a fallen plum, UK

PREMAPHOTOS / Mass of Mealy plum aphids (Hyalopterus pruni) beneath a plum leaf, UK

Nature Production / Daurian Redstart {Phoenicurus auroreus} with Japanese Plum tree blossom, Tokyo, Japan

Piotr Naskrecki / Horseshoe Crab (Limulus polyphemus) on beach, Plum Island, Massachusetts

Doug Perrine / False plum anemones {Pseudactinia flagellifera} with Cape urchins {Parechinus angulosus} Cape of Good Hope, South Africa

Tom Vezo / Rose breasted grosbeak {Pheucticus ludovicianus} male perching in Beach Plum, Long Island, NY, USA.

Pete Oxford / Plumcoloured / Violet starling {Cinnyricinclus leucogaster} female on branch, Linyanti, Botswana.

Tom Vezo / Male Rose breasted grosbeak {Pheucticus ludovicianus} Long Island NY, in Plum tree blossom

Tom Vezo / Northern cardinal male amongst Plum blossom {Cardinalis cardinalis} Long Is, NY, USA

Dietmar Nill / Badger feeding from plum tree {Meles meles} Germany

Tony Heald / Plum headed Parakeets {Psittacula cyanocephala} male and female interacting, Bandhavgarh NP, India.

Tony Heald / Male Plum headed Parakeet {Psittacula cyanocephala} Bandhavgarh NP, India.

Juan Manuel Borrero / Plum tree blossom (Prunus domestica) Spain

Kim Taylor / Common wasp workers {Vespula vulgaris} feeding on plum. UK.

Tom Vezo / Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male perching in blooming Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) tree, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Rose-breasted Grosbeak (Pheucticus ludovicianus) perching in blooming Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) tree, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Northern Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis) male perching in blooming Beach Plum (Prunus maritima) tree, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Baltimore Oriole (Icterus galbula) male in blooming Beach Plum tree, Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Northern Parula (Parula americana) perching in blooming Beach Plum (Prunus maritima), Long Island, New York

Tom Vezo / Northern Parula (Parula americana) perching in blooming Beach Plum (Prunus maritima), Long Island, New York

Nick Turner / Harvesting Plums in orchard {Prunus domestica} Gloucestershire, UK

Nick Turner / Harvesting Plums in orchard {Prunus domestica} Gloucestershire, UK

Nick Turner / Harvesting plums in orchard {Prunus domesticus} Gloucestershire, UK