Danny Green / Hazel Dormouse (Muscardinus avellanarius) hibernating amongst leaves and acorns. Captive. Leicestershire, UK, October.
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John Shaw / Purple gallinule (Porphyrio martinicus) reaches for giant bulrush (Schoenoplectis californicus) seeds. Wakodahatchee Wetlands, Florida, USA, April.
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Marie Read / Blue jay (Cyanocitta cristata) holding an acorn in its bill whilst perched on tree stump, with autumn foliage, New York, USA, October.
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Ernie Janes / RF - Dandelion (Taraxacum officinale) seeds blowing in the wind, England, UK. May. (This image may be licensed either as rights managed or royalty free.)
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Kerstin Hinze / Red crossbill (Loxia curvirostra) feeding from a spruce cone, Bavarian Forest National Park, Germany, October.
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Terry Whittaker / Water vole (Arvicola amphibius) feeding on Yellow flag iris (Iris pseudacorus) seed pods, Kent, England, UK. October.
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Ingo Arndt / Caddisfly (Limnephilus sp.) case built of sticks, wood fragments, seeds, snail shells and plant stems, Germany, November.
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Ingo Arndt / Bower of Vogelkop bowerbird (Amblyornis inornatus) front entrance of bower decorated with red fruit and acorns, Arfak Mountains, West Papua, Indonesia.
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SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Red Squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) tossing away the husk from hazelnut, Cairngorms National Park, Highlands, Scotland, UK, November.
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Nature Production / Kuronagaari ant (Messor aciculatus) carrying dandelion seed.