Birds - British garden birds in winter (157) More files...
British gardens are a vital habitat for birds, and many species depend on birdfeeders to sustain their populations during the cold winter months. Some once common garden birds, such as house sparrows, starlings and song thrushes, have shown worrying and unexplained declines in recent years.

Visit www.rspb.org.uk/birdwatch/ to find out more about the RSPB's annual Big Garden Birdwatch, which has been collecting vital data on British garden birds since 1979.

White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck standing in grassland. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. October.
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George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck standing in grassland. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. October.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn face to face with Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), in woodland clearing. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. August.
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George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) fawn face to face with Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), in woodland clearing. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. August.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn standing in grassland in light mist. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. August.
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George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn standing in grassland in light mist. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. August.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe licking fawn in grassland, at edge of woodland. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. July.
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George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe licking fawn in grassland, at edge of woodland. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. July.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn at edge of beaver pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. June.
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George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe and fawn at edge of beaver pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. June.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe with suckling fawn at edge of beaver pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. June.
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George Sanker / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) doe with suckling fawn at edge of beaver pond. Acadia National Park, Maine, USA. June.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) standing beside track on ranch. Texas, USA. April 2019.
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Karine Aigner / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) standing beside track on ranch. Texas, USA. April 2019.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck, in woodland, Canada. October.
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Nick Hawkins / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) buck, in woodland, Canada. October.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in paramo, Cayambe Coca National Park, Papallacta, High Andes, Ecuador, July
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David Pattyn / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in paramo, Cayambe Coca National Park, Papallacta, High Andes, Ecuador, July
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), leucistic white doe, New York, USA, June.
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John Cancalosi / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), leucistic white doe, New York, USA, June.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), leucistic white doe, New York, USA, June.
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John Cancalosi / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), leucistic white doe, New York, USA, June.
White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), leucistic white doe, New York, USA, June.
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John Cancalosi / White-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus), leucistic white doe, New York, USA, June.
Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) perched in snow, Wales, UK (non-ex) January
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Andy Rouse / Blue tit (Parus caeruleus) perched in snow, Wales, UK (non-ex) January
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched in snow, Wales, UK (non-ex) January
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Andy Rouse / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched in snow, Wales, UK (non-ex) January
Mixed flock of House sparrows (Passer domesticus) and Chaffinchs (Fringilla coelebs) on bird table after heavy snowfall, UK
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Ann & Steve Toon / Mixed flock of House sparrows (Passer domesticus) and Chaffinchs (Fringilla coelebs) on bird table after heavy snowfall, UK
European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on snow covered branches, in garden with snow falling, Wales, UK. December
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Andy Rouse / European Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on snow covered branches, in garden with snow falling, Wales, UK. December
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) displaying in snow, nr Bradworthy, Devon, UK. December 2010,  HIGHLY COMMENDED, ANIMAL PORTRAITS, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
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Ross Hoddinott / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) displaying in snow, nr Bradworthy, Devon, UK. December 2010, HIGHLY COMMENDED, ANIMAL PORTRAITS, 2011 WILDLIFE PHOTOGRAPHER OF THE YEAR COMPETITION
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on garden spade in snow, UK, December
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Ann & Steve Toon / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) perched on garden spade in snow, UK, December
Garden in heavy snow with bird tables. Sussex, England, UK, Winter.
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Stephen Dalton / Garden in heavy snow with bird tables. Sussex, England, UK, Winter.
Robin (Erithacus rubecula) feeding on Guelder Rose, Bavaria, Germany, February.
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Hermann Brehm / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) feeding on Guelder Rose, Bavaria, Germany, February.
Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched in crab apple tree in winter, Scotland, UK, December 2010
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Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Male Chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs) perched in crab apple tree in winter, Scotland, UK, December 2010
Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) adult  perched on branch in winter, Moselle, France. December.
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Michel Poinsignon / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) adult perched on branch in winter, Moselle, France. December.
Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) male among wind-fallen apples. Hertfordshire, England, UK, February.
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Andy Sands / Green Woodpecker (Picus viridis) male among wind-fallen apples. Hertfordshire, England, UK, February.
Greylag Goose (Anser anser) foraging on grass through snow. The Netherlands, January.
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Edwin Giesbers / Greylag Goose (Anser anser) foraging on grass through snow. The Netherlands, January.