Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking beside a discarded coke can in Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) standing by a discarded coke can in Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) on grass near busy road, Paris, France. April.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on the arm of a classical stone statue, urban park, Paris, France, April.

Robin Chittenden / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) footprints in snow, Norfolk, England, March

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) feeding on Wood pigeon with flies buzzing around, Cairngorms, Scotland, UK, captive

Andrew Parkinson / Wood pigeon (Columba palambus) flock takes flight from a field of corn stubble, Derbyshire, UK, January

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Two Wood pigeon {Columba palumbus} eggs in nest, Sayq Plateau, Oman

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Wood pigeon {Columba palumbus} head from front, Holstebro, Denmark

Terry Andrewartha / Wood pigeon drinking {Columba palumbus} Norfolk, UK

Mike Wilkes / Wood pigeon drinking {Columba palumbus} Worcestershire UK

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) swallowing a ripe Crab apple (Malus sp.), Hertfordshire, UK, November.

Nick Upton / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) swallowing a ripe Crab apple (Malus sp.), Hertfordshire, UK, November.

Hermann Brehm / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking, Germany

Pat Tuson / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) tame enough to eat peanuts from hand, Holloway, London Borough of Islington, UK

Pat Tuson / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) tame enough to eat peanuts from hand, Holloway, London Borough of Islington, UK

Pat Tuson / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) tame enough to eat peanuts from a jar, Holloway, London Borough of Islington, UK

Alan Williams / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) foraging in field, Wirral Merseyside UK June

Alan Williams / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) in flight over farmland, Wirral Merseyside UK June

Philippe Clement / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on branch in the pouring rain, Belgium, July

Philippe Clement / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on branch in the pouring rain, Belgium, July

Erlend Haarberg / Common wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) portrait, Vauldalen, Norway, May

Andy Sands / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) among wind fallen apples in snow. Hertfordshire, England, UK, February.

Chris Gomersall / 2020VISION / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched in a snow covered Hawthorn (Crataegus monogyna) hedgerow with berries, Cambridgeshire, England, UK, December

Colin Varndell / Adult Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) preening. UK, September.

Adrian Davies / Remains of Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) prey killed by a Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) UK, October

Colin Varndell / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on windfall apple, Dorset, UK, December

Philippe Clement / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) remains showing feathers on the forest floor, Belgium

Markus Varesvuo / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) Finland May

Markus Varesvuo / Wood Pigeon head portrait (Columba palumbus) Finland May

Markus Varesvuo / Wood pigeon head portrait(Columba palumbus) Finland May

Mike Read / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) bathing in garden pond Ringwood, Hampshire, UK, March

Roger Powell / Woodpigeon (Columba palumba) portrait. Druridge, Northumberland, UK, February.

Roger Powell / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on hawthorn. Druridge, Northumberland, UK, February.

Ernie Janes / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) yawning, Norfolk, UK, July

Andrew Parkinson / Wood pigeon (Columba palambus) feathers ruffled, perched on a rusty wire fence, Gloucestershire, UK, October.

Loic Poidevin / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on stump. Breton Marsh, Loire Atlantique, France, September.

Colin Varndell / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched. Gloucestershire, UK, April.

Paul Hobson / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking, UK, May

Alan Williams / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on garden fence, Cheshire, UK, April

David Kjaer / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) in flight. Gloucestershire, UK, January.

Colin Varndell / Adult Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) in breeding condition. Dorset, UK, March.

Ernie Janes / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) preening. UK, April.

Steve Nicholls / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) with feathers fluffed out for warmth, perched on a frost-covered branch in winter. Gloucestershire, UK, December

Colin Varndell / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on branch stretching wing, Dorset, UK, May.

Peter Cairns / Peregrine Falcon (Falco peregrinus) on a rock with woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) prey. Glenfeshie, Scotland, February. Captive

Stephen Dalton / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) on nest. UK, July.

Colin Varndell / Adult Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus). Dorset, UK, April.

Mark Carwardine / Wood pigeon / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on twig, Gloucestershire, UK, June

Mark Carwardine / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) portrait, Gloucestershire, UK, December

Mark Carwardine / Wood pigeon / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) portrait, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Mark Carwardine / Wood pigeon / woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) portrait, Gloucestershire, UK, March

Andrew Walmsley / Print on a window after impact by Woodpigeon, (Columba palumbus) bottom print, and possibly a Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) top print. Windermere, Cumbria May 2010

Andrew Walmsley / Print on window after impact from Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) Windermere, Cumbria, England, May 2010

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking beside a discarded coke can in Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) standing by a discarded coke can in Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) on a bush in Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) nesting in a stone gutter. Paris, France

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) nesting in a stone gutter in Paris, France

Michel Poinsignon / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched in Scots pine tree (Pinus syvestris) Lorraine, France, May

Andrew Walmsley / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) in garden, Lake District, Cumbria, England, May

Andrew Walmsley / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) amongst Bluebells in garden, Lake District, Cumbria, England, May

Steve Knell / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on branch. Yorkshire, England, May

Dave Bevan / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) killed by Sparrowhawk, Norfolk, UK

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) perched on the wall, urban park, Paris, France, April.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on a wall, urban park, Paris, France, April.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on a wall, urban park, Paris, France, April.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched in a shrub, urban street, Paris, France, April.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) perched on the head of a statue, urban park, Paris, France, April.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) in flight, over urban parkland, Paris, France, April.

Laurent Geslin / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) in flight, over Paris, France, April.

Hanne & Jens Eriksen / Wood pigeon {Columba palumbus} two perched on fence in early morning light, England, July

Colin Varndell / Woodpigeon (Columba palumbus) on snow covered ground. Dorset, UK

Colin Varndell / Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) fighting on lawn, Dorset, UK, June

Nick Upton / A large flock of migrant Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus), massing together before crossing the Pyrenees mountains, Trie sur Baise, Haute Pyrenees, Gascony, France. December 2009

Nick Upton / Two large flocks of migrant Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus), massing together before crossing the Pyrenees mountains, Trie sur Baise, Haute Pyrenees, Gascony, France. December 2009

Chris Gomersall / Flock of Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) taking flight from arable field, Hertfordshire, UK, February

Chris Gomersall / Flock of Wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) taking flight from arable field, Hertfordshire, UK, February

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Wood Pigeon {Columba palumbus} portrait, Scotland, UK, June

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Wood Pigeon {Columba palumbus} portrait, Scotland, UK, June

Peter Cairns / naturepl.com / Peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) feeding on Wood pigeon with flies buzzing around, Cairngorms, Scotland, UK, captive

Alan Williams / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking at lake edge, Essex, UK, August

Alan Williams / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking at lake edge, Essex, UK, August

Alan Williams / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking at lake edge, Essex, UK, August

Alan Williams / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) on branch, calling shown by inflated breast, Essex, UK, June

Alan Williams / Wood pigeon (Columba palumbus) drinking at lake edge, Essex, UK, August

Mike Potts / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on lawn in a suburban garden, Rhos on Sea, North Wales, UK. April 2009

Mike Potts / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on lawn in a suburban garden, Rhos on Sea, North Wales, UK. April 2009

Mike Potts / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on lawn in a suburban garden, Rhos on Sea, North Wales, UK. April 2009

Mike Potts / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) feeding on lawn in a suburban garden, Rhos on Sea, North Wales, UK. April 2009

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus)) perched, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Wild Wonders of Europe / Varesvuo / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) at water, Pusztaszer, Hungary, May 2008

Nick Upton / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) flock migrating over Pyreneean mountains, reacting to shotgun volleys from hunters on ridges below. France / Spain border. autumn 2008

Nick Upton / Wood Pigeon (Columba palumbus) flock migrating over Pyreneean mountain ridge with hunting blinds. France / Spain border, autumn 2008.

John Waters / Wood Pigeon {Columba palumbus} flying to nest with nesting material, Somerset, UK

Bernard Castelein / Speckled Wood Pigeon (Columba hodgsonii) perched, Lachen, Sikkim, India