Caption

When wood pigeons (Columba palumbus) fight for a breeding place, they are not squeamish with each other, conflict, courtship behaviour, aerial combat, Germany

Date

Apr 30, 2011

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/Schulz Helge

Reference

BRK25M25_256

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Royalty free

Available size

34,8Mb (1,7Mb) / 14,2in x 9,5in / 4272 x 2848 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted photo farmland breeding agriculture attack together Dove Bird wild animal territory animal behaviour animal Northern Germany German wildlife Europe courtship season agricultural nesting site argue courtship display dangerous horizontal courtship behavior battle landscape flight nest danger european North German risk social behaviour display behaviour breeding ground aggression courtship adult argument Germany Common wood pigeon breeding season adult bird territorial fight territorial behavior fight wildlife photography in flight display adult animal natural environment mating behavior mating season mature bird photography Central Europe Columba (genus) Air Combat fly Hohenfelde Flight photo no one photograph cropland farming with each other Pigeon animals in the wild North Germany fauna agrarian nesting place quarrel courtship behaviour scenery venture social behavior overawing breeding area courting dispute German Federal Republic Common wood-pigeon breeding time territorial dispute territorial behaviour in the air old animal habitat mating behaviour mating time Middle Europe Columba Aerial Combat No People picture field Wildlife countryside imprinting breeding site mating Republic of Germany wood pigeon fighting for territory territoriality mid air natural habitat mating period wood-pigeons nobody Pastureland landscape photo imponation breeding place FRG woodpigeon fighting over territory in a flight rutting season uninhabited Pastures quarrelling defend territory in the sky empty Arable land defending its territory farm field Territory fight photos farmlands breedings attacks Doves Birds wild animals territories animals courting seasons agriculturally nesting sites arguing horizontally courtship behaviors battles landscapes flights nesting attacking attacked dangers social behaviours breeding grounds aggressions courtshiping arguments Common wood pigeons adult birds territorial fights territorial behaviors displaying adult animals natural environments matures flying photographs Pigeons quarreling sceneries breeding areas Common wood-pigeons territorial disputes fields disputing breeding sites wood pigeons fighting breeding places BRD woodpigeons in the flight Territory fights farm land animal behavior Europe's argues nests Northern German court courts courtships old bird displays flies quarrels disputes woos woo wooing fights landscape photograph landscape shot