David Kjaer / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male preched on gorse in spring, Wiltshire, UK

Gary K. Smith / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on spade handle, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Female Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on post, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on post, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on spade handle, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on harrow, Norfolk, UK

David Kjaer / Corn Buntings (Miliaria calandra) and a female Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on barbed wire in spring, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Corn Buntings (Miliaria calandra) and Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) sitting on barbed wire fence, spring, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) sitting on barbed wire fence, in spring, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Corn Buntings (Miliaria calandra) and Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) in spring, feeding on ground, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Female Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on barbed wire in spring, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Corn Buntings (Miliaria calandra) and Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched, spring, Wiltshire, England

David Kjaer / Yellowhammers (Emberiza citrinella) perched in tree in spring, Wiltshire, England

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer in with Hawthorn blossom flowers , Spring, England UK {Emberiza citrinella}

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} on ground, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perching on branch, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perching on dead vegetation, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} portrait, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perching on branch, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} on ground, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Rear view of a male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perching in Thorn bush, winter, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perching on branch, Northumberland, UK

Roger Powell / Male Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perching on branch, Northumberland, UK

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} female perched on bramble, UK

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male on ice, UK

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} female on ice, UK

Flip de Nooyer / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} with insect prey, Netherlands

Flip de Nooyer / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} with insect prey, Netherlands

Andy Sands / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male singing, West Sussex, UK.

Dave Watts / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male on dew covered grass, UK.

Dave Watts / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male perching on branch, UK.

Dave Watts / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male, UK.

Dave Watts / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male on dew covered grass, UK.

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perching in Blackthorn hedge, England, UK

Dietmar Nill / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} perched on Rose bush

Hermann Brehm / Male Yellowhammer singing {Emberiza citrinella} Germany, April

Dietmar Nill / Yellowhammer feeding chick at nest {Emberiza citrinella} Germany

Chris Gomersall / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) adult male in flailed hawthorn hedge, Norfolk, UK

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammers {Emberiza citrinella} aggressive / threatening behaviour, Warwickshire, UK.

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} on ground, Warwickshire, UK.

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer in Blackthorn hedge, Spring, England, UK {Emberiza citrinella}

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer in Blackthorn hedge, Spring, England, UK {Emberiza citrinella}

Dietmar Nill / Yellowhammer at nest {Emberiza citrinella} Germany

David Kjaer / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} female perching on branch, UK.

Dietmar Nill / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) female with insect prey. Germany, Europe

Flip de Nooyer / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) adult perched with insect in its beak, Europe

Terry Andrewartha / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} UK

Terry Andrewartha / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} UK

Terry Andrewartha / Yellowhammer bathing {Emberiza citrinella} UK

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer perched {Emberiza citrinella} Warwickshire, UK

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} Warwickshire, UK

Steve Knell / Yellowhammer, male {Emberiza citrinella}

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella). England, UK, Europe

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) in blackthorn. England, UK, Europe

WILLIAM OSBORN / Male yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) bathing. England, UK, Europe

Nigel Bean / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} female, Poland

Nigel Bean / Yellowhammer {Emberiza citrinella} male perched on fence Poland

Dietmar Nill / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male, feeding chicks at nest. Germany, Europe

Dietmar Nill / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) female singing. Germany, Europe

Mike Wilkes / Portrait, Yellowhammer on perch. UK

Chris Shields / Illustration of Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), Emberizidae. Endemic to Europe and Asia.

Mike Read / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) in hawthorn bush, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, March

Mike Read / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) in hawthorn bush, Dartmoor National Park, Devon, England, March

Peter Lewis / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) on bush, singing. Banbury Rings, Dorset.

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer in snow {Emberiza citrinella} England

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammers on ground by water {Emberiza citrinella} UK

David Kjaer / Yellowhammer female at water {Emberiza citrinella} Sussex, UK

Dietmar Nill / Portrait of Yellowhammer with insect prey in beak {Emberiza citrinella}

WILLIAM OSBORN / Male yellowhammer bathing, UK (Emberiza citrinella)

Mike Wilkes / Yellowhammer in Blackthorn hedge {Emberiza citrinella} UK

Sylvain Cordier / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) female, perched on tree stump feeding chick, Ille-et-Vilaine, Brittany, France. August.

Andres M. Dominguez / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male, perched on snow covered log, Poland. January.

Robin Chittenden / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella), female, gathering dried strands of grass for nest. Maidscross Hill nature reserve, Suffolk, UK. April.

David Tipling / Male Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) perched on a branch, Holkham, Norfolk, UK. April.

Brian Bevan / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) male singing from bramble then flies away, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

Brian Bevan / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) female lands on bramble with food, then flies away, Bedfordshire, UK, June.

Markus Varesvuo / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) male. Uto, Finland. April.

Brian Bevan / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) singing from bramble patch, Bedfordshire, UK, April.

Brian Bevan / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citronella) perched on branch calling, Bedfordshire, UK, April.

David Tipling / Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) in singing in blossoming tree, Norfolk, England, UK. April

Jussi Murtosaari / Pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum), with Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) prey, Finland, January.

Jussi Murtosaari / Pygmy owl (Glaucidium passerinum), with Yellowhammer (Emberiza citrinella) prey, Finland, January.