This handsome male was enjoying the early morning sun and posing nicely. Not long after this I heard a whirrr of wings and there he was flat out just above the grass with a hawk in hot pursuit a few metres behind. The pigeon had too much turbo for the hawk and made it to safety after a 200 metre chase.
Brilliant image Colin . If only you could have avoided the green patch in the BG , it would have been killer !! BTW , the bird is a beauty . Looks so much like a quail !!!
Interesting comments, thanks. I started with a wider crop on LHS but tightened it because I have been pinged a bit for leaving too much room around birds!