Jose B. Ruiz / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) Alicante, Spain

Jose B. Ruiz / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) reflected in water, Alicante, Spain

Kim Taylor / Sparrowhawk {Accipiter nisus} foot and talon. Captive, UK.

David Kjaer / Male Sparrowhawk at water. Sussex, UK

David Kjaer / Female Sparrowhawk feeds chicks in nest. UK

David Kjaer / Female Sparrowhawk with chicks in nest. (Accipiter nisus) UK

Bengt Lundberg / Sparrowhawk (female) with Whitethroat prey, Sweden

Hermann Brehm / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) male, Germany. December

Hermann Brehm / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) male, perched, Germany. January

John Waters / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) flying amongst Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) coming in to reedbed roost at dusk, Ham Wall RSPB Reserve, Somerset, England, UK, November.

SCOTLAND: The Big Picture / Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) male killing Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) in suburban garden, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, April.

Eric Medard / Sparrowhawk (Accipter nisus) pair mating, with dead chick, a nuptial gift, at female's feet, in forest, Pays de Loire, France