Alex Hyde / Peacock butterfly (Inachis io) feeding on Goat Willow catkins (Salix caprea), an important food source for pollinators in early spring. Peak District National Park, UK. April.
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Bernard Castelein / Goat willow (Salix caprea) in mist at dawn, full moon in sky. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August 2019.
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Bernard Castelein / Goat willow (Salix caprea) tree in mist at dawn. Klein Schietveld, Brasschaat, Belgium. August 2019.
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Nigel Cattlin / Goat willow (Salix caprea) male catkins. Kennett and Avon Canal, Berkshire, England, UK. April.
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Heather Angel / Common bee fly (Bombylius major) nectaring on Goat willow (Salix caprea) catkin. Surrey, England, UK. March.
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Heather Angel / Goat willow (Salix caprea) female catkin in UV light, fine hairs and nectar fluroescing. Surrey, England, UK. Focus stacked.
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Mike Read / Goat willow (Salix caprea) catkins and new leaves. Blashford Lakes Nature Reserve, Hampshire and Isle of Wight Wildlife Trust Reserve, Ellingham, Ringwood, Hampshire, England, UK. April.
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Andy Sands / Goat wIllow (Salix caprea) Young male catkins often known as pussy willow, Hertfordshire, England, UK, April
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Erlend Haarberg / Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major) on a Goat willow (Salix caprea) Klaebu, Norway, September
Adrian Davies / Goat willow (Salix caprea) catkin shedding feathery seed. Surrey, England, UK. May
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Matthew Maran / Goat willow (Salix caprea) felled by a Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber) with teeth marks The riverside tree will resprout with new shoots supplying a source of food for the beavers for years to come. De...