Simon Colmer / Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) twig, buds and seedcase in winter, UK

Colin Varndell / Close up of Spindle tree (Euonymus euroaeus) buds, late winter. Dorset, England, UK February

Wild Wonders of Europe / Biancarelli / Spindle (Euonymus sp) and European beech (Fagus sylvatica) leaves on a fallen tree trunk, Plitvice Lakes National Park, Croatia, October 2008

Gary K. Smith / Common starling (Sturnus vulgaris) flock feeding on Spindle berries (Euonymus europaea). England, UK. November.

Ernie Janes / Spindle (Euonymus europacus) berries

Ernie Janes / Spindle (Euonymus europacus) berries, Norfolk, England, UK, September.

Ingo Arndt / Spindle tree flowers {Euonymus europaeus} Germany

Nick Upton / Spindle tree berries (Euonymus europaeus) with orange seeds visible in splitting capsular fruits, Gloucestershire, UK, October.

MYN / Marko Masterl / Wartybark-like Euonymus (Euonymus verrucosa) with seeds, Slovenia, Europe, September. meetyourneighbours.net project

MYN / Marko Masterl / Large-leaved Spindle (Euonymus latifolius) with seeds, Slovenia, Europe, August. meetyourneighbours.net project

Markus Varesvuo / Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) feeding on Spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) berries, Helsinki Finland, January

Paul Harcourt Davies / Common spindle tree (Euonymus europaeus) poisonous berries containing terpenes, caffeine and theobromine. Podere Montecucco, near Orvieot, Umbria, Italy, October.