Some species have enormous head plumes or other distinctive ... These birds also lend their name to a colorful flower. South Africa's bird-of-paradise (Strelitzia reginae) is a member of the ...

They are favored by smaller birds like finches ... Sunflowers are heliotropic and direct their bright flower heads, before they're full of seeds, towards the sun, following its movement throughout ...

Birds and Flowers: An Intimate 50 Million Year Relationship by Jeff Ollerton (Pelagic Publishing, 2024). ISBN: 9781784274511. Hbk, £19.99.