Andrew Parkinson / Redwings (Turdus iliacus) squabbling over an apple in snow. Derbyshire, UK, February. British Wildlife Photographer of the Year (BWPA) competition 2012, 'Animal Behaviour' category. (Non-ex) Winner of...

Fergus Gill / 2020VISION / Tree Sparrow (Passer montanus) Perching on a snow covered branch. Perthshire, Scotland.

Andrew Walmsley / Silhouette of adult Mistle thrush (Turdus viscivorus) nesting in amber traffic light, Glasgow, Scotland, UK, May 2006. Highly commended in Urban and Garden Wildlife category for Wildlife Photographer...

Ross Hoddinott / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) resting on trowel handle in a garden, Nr Bradworthy, Devon, England, UK. January

Stephen Dalton / Garden in heavy snow with bird tables. Sussex, England, UK, Winter.

Stephen Dalton / Collection of bird feeders in garden, with Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) and Great tits (Parus major) UK

Stephen Dalton / Pheasant (Phasianus colchicus) male on garden bird feeder in the snow, Winter, UK

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} cub drinking from bird bath in garden, Vester Husby, Denmark

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes}, cub drinking from bird bath in garden, Vester Husby, Denmark

David Tipling / Garden birds including Blue Tits {Parus caeruleus} + Nuthatch {Sitta europaea} on bird table, UK.

Gerry Ellis / Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) male perching on Protea flowers (Mimetes protea), Kirstenbosch Garden, South Africa

Mike Wilkes / Tree sparrow in Holly bush {Passer montanus} Worcestershire, England, UK

Mark Carwardine / Chatham Island Tomtit (Petroica macrocephala) wild bird in garden, used as foster parent for saving the Chatham Island black robin from extinction, Chatham Islands, New Zealand

Robin Chittenden / Rose ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) at bird feeders in urban garden, London, UK January

Robin Chittenden / Rose ringed Parakeet (Psittacula krameri) at bird feeders in urban garden, London, UK January

Alan Williams / Great Spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) male drinking at bird bath in garden, Cheshire UK June

Philippe Clement / Great Spotted Woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) male eating peanuts from bird feeder in garden, Belgium, July

Philippe Clement / Great Spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) juvenile eating peanuts from, bird feeder in garden, Belgium, July

Alan Williams / Dunnock (Prunella modularis) bathing in birdbath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Dunnock (Prunella modularis) bathing in birdbath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Dunnock (Prunella modularis) drinking from birdbath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Man making bird scarers from plastic bottles in a community vegetable garden on the roof of Budgens Supermarket, Food from the Sky initiative, Crouch End, London, England, UK, August 2011

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Man and boy making bird scarers from plastic bottles in a community vegetable garden on the roof of Budgens Supermarket, Food from the Sky initiative, Crouch End, London, England, UK, August 2011

Paul Harris / 2020VISION / Man and boy cutting up plastic bottles to make bird scarers in a community vegetable garden on the roof of Budgens Supermarket, Food from the Sky initiative, Crouch End, London, England, UK, August 20...

Mark Hamblin / 2020VISION / Blackbird (Turdus merula) male perched on old barn roof, Inverness-shire, Scotland, November

Ben Hall / Great tit (Parus major) on bird feeder in garden, Cheshire, UK January

Stephen Dalton / Brown rat (Rattus norvegicus) raiding garden bird feeder, UK, September

Stephen Dalton / Wide variety of birds at garden bird feeder, Great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis), Great tit (Parus major), Blue tit (Parus caeruleus), Chaffinch (Fringilla co...

Florian Möllers / Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo sinensis), young bird drying wings, Berlin Zoological Garden, Germany, February.

Ernie Janes / Scarecrow in vegetable garden at village Garden Allotments, Norfolk, UK

Alan Williams / Male Greenfinch (Carduelis chloris) drinking at bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Great Tit (Parus major) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Great Tit (Parus major) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male Blackbird (Turdus merula) drinking at bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Male House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, May

Alan Williams / Great Tit (Parus major) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Starling (Sturnus vulgaris) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) at bird bath to drink in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Alan Williams / Robin (Erithacus rubecula) bathing in bird bath in garden, Cheshire, UK, April

Philippe Clement / Blue Tit (Cyanistes caeruleus / Parus caeruleus) feeding on peanuts from garden bird feeder in the snow in winter. Belgium, December.

Mike Read / Diamond Dove (Geopelia cuneata), an escaped bird on garden fence. Hampshire, UK, June.

Kim Taylor / Blue Tit (Parus caeruleus) bathing in a bird bath. Surrey, UK, October.

Philippe Clement / Great tits (Parus major) feeding on bird feeder in garden, Belgium July

Philippe Clement / Eurasian Collared dove (Streptopelia decaocto) drinking from bird bath in garden in summer, Belgium, June

Aflo / ic-10006 Narcissus flycatcher {Ficedula narcissina} perched on Lupin flower, Japan.

Tim Laman / Boy (five years) filling a garden bird feeder in the winter, Lexington, Massachusetts, USA. December 2005, Model released

Stephen Dalton / Two Blue tits (Parus caeruleus) on peanut feeder in garden, displaying aggressive behaviour towards incoming bird. UK

Alan Williams / Goldfinch (Carduelis carduelis) feeding on Niger seed at bird feeder in garden, North Wales, UK, March

Stephen Dalton / Several varieties of garden birds feeding on seeds at garden bird feeder, including Goldfinch {Carduelis carduelis}, Chaffinch {Fringilla coelebs} and Greenfinch {Carduelis chloris} Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / 'Natural' garden lawn with wild flowers (Self-heal, bird's foot trefoil and white clover), no weedkillers used, Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / Brown rat {Rattus norvegicus} drinking from garden bird bath at night, Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / 'Natural' garden lawn with wild flowers (Self-heal, bird's foot trefoil and white clover), no weedkillers used, Sussex, UK

Stephen Dalton / Grey squirrel {Sciurus carolinensis} on hanging garden bird feeder, UK

David Tipling / Robin {Erithacus rubecula} feeding from garden bird fat-ball feeder in apple tree, Norfolk, UK

David Tipling / Robin {Erithacus rubecula} feeding from garden bird fat-ball feeder in apple tree, Norfolk, UK

David Tipling / Robin {Erithacus rubecula} on garden bird feeder, Norfolk, UK

Nick Upton / Canary bird rose (Rosa xanthina) flowering in a Hertfordshire garden, UK, spring.

Alan Williams / Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus} perched on roof of garden bird table in snow, Essex, UK, February

Alan Williams / Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus} perched on roof of garden bird table in snow, Essex, UK, February

Alan Williams / Pheasant {Phasianus colchicus} perched on roof of garden bird table in snow, Essex, UK, February

Bruno D'Amicis / Baglafecht weaver (Ploceus baglafecht) in garden, Kaffa Zone, Southern Ethiopia, East Africa December 2008

Duncan Usher / House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) males fighting on a garden fence, Lower Saxony, Germany

Duncan Usher / House Sparrow (Passer domesticus) male and female on garden fence next to a European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris), Lower Saxony, Germany

Duncan Usher / European Greenfinch (Chloris chloris) pair fighting on garden fence, Lower Saxony, Germany

Duncan Usher / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) eating berries in garden, Germany

Duncan Usher / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) with berries in garden, Germany

Duncan Usher / Fieldfare (Turdus pilaris) eating berries in garden, Germany

Gary K. Smith / Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis), Greenfinches (Carduelis chloris) and Siskins (Carduelis spinus) feeding on Nyger Seed, Peanuts and Black Sunflower seed from garden bird feeders in the snow, Norfolk...

Gary K. Smith / Goldfinches (Carduelis carduelis) Greenfinch(Carduelis chloris) and Siskin (Carduelis spinus) feeding on Niger Seed, Peanuts and Black Sunflower seed from garden bird feeders in the snow, Norfolk, UK

Gary K. Smith / Humming Bird Hawk Moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) feeding on Red Valerian (Centranthus ruber) in urban garden. Norfolk, England, UK, September

Warwick Sloss / Urban fox {Vulpes vulpes} vixen feeding from bird table in garden at night, Bristol, UK

Warwick Sloss / Urban fox {Vulpes vulpes} vixen feeding from bird table in garden at night, Bristol, UK

Warwick Sloss / Urban fox {Vulpes vulpes} vixen feeding from bird table in garden at night, Bristol, UK

Gary K. Smith / Adult male Blackbird {turdus merula} with worms in garden border, Norfolk, UK, May

PREMAPHOTOS / Humming-bird hawk moth (Macroglossum stellatarum) resembling a dead leaf when at rest, in a garden, UK

Philippe Clement / White Bird of Paradise flower (Strelitzia nicolai), botanical garden, Costa Rica, naturally occurs in South Africa

Larry Michael / Cardinal {Cardinalis cardinalis} male feeding on seeds at garden bird table, USA

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} cub drinking from bird bath in garden, Vester Husby, Denmark

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} cub drinking from bird bath in garden, Vester Husby, Denmark

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Red fox {Vulpes vulpes} cub drinking from bird bath in garden, Vester Husby, Denmark

Gerry Ellis / Cape Sugarbird (Promerops cafer) male perching on Protea flowers (Mimetes protea), Kirstenbosch Garden, South Africa

Duncan Usher / Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) parents feeding chicks a caterpillar in nest, Europe

Duncan Usher / Garden Warbler (Sylvia borin) parent at nest with chicks, preparing to feed them a caterpillar, Europe

Terry Andrewartha / Garden warbler at water {Sylvia borin} UK

Andrew Parkinson / Wood pigeon on garden lawn {Columba palumbus} Derbyshire, UK

Ross Hoddinott / Juvenile Blackbird perched on spade handle {Turdus merula} Devon, UK

David Kjaer / Redwing {Turdus iliacus} amongst Cotoneaster berries Wiltshire, UK

Neil Lucas / Wood mouse on bird feeder {Apodemus sylvaticus} UK

Chris Gomersall / Bird friendly garden with mature trees and shrubs, nestboxes and feeders. UK

TJ Rich / Blue Tit perched on frosty branch (Parus caeruleus) Wiltshire, UK