Andy Trowbridge / Female goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) hiding Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) prey from passing crows. Southern Norway, February.

Robin Chittenden,Robin Chittenden / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Norwich, Norfolk, UK, March

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on a fence preening its feathers, Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding in long grass amongst Meadow buttercups (Ranunculus acris), Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding amongst flowering Daisies (Bellis perennis), Gloucestershire, England, UK, May.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) leaves growing on a garden fence, near Bude, Cornwall, England, UK, June.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on Ivy (Hedera helix) leaves growing on a garden fence, near Bude, Cornwall, England, UK, June.

Andy Trowbridge / European wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) in flight. Southern Norway. April.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) collecting a twig for its nest, Gloucestershire, UK, May.

Ernie Janes / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on new tree buds, Norfolk, East Anglia, England, UK, February.

David Tipling / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus), Norfolk, February.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) standing on grassy margin of a lake, Gloucestershire, UK, September.

Mike Wilkes / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) eating Cotoneaster berries, Warwickshire, England, UK, November.

Jussi Murtosaari / Common Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) with head turned to camera, Aland Islands, Finland, June.

Philippe Clement / Common starlings (Sturnus vulgaris), European robin (Erithacus rubecula), Great tit (Parus major), Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) and Blackbird (Turdus merula) at bird feeder in garden during snow sho...

Philippe Clement / Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched in tree in forest, June.

Philippe Clement / Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on branch in forest, Belgium, May.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon pair (Columba palumbus) courting on a lichen covered branch in late afternoon light, Gloucestershire, UK, April.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon pair (Columba palumbus) courting on a lichen covered branch in late afternoon light, Gloucestershire, UK, April.

Brian Bevan / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) resting with chick in nest before catching a fly and eating it, Bedfordshire, UK, August.

David Perpinan / Three Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking, Cuenca, Spain, June.