Between Wingbeats and Ivy

High in the canopy, a wood pigeon pauses mid-hover — its wings outstretched like sails in the still forest air. Nestled among the ivy, it feeds on winter berries, ever watchful. In this fleeting moment, it is both graceful visitor and guardian of the greenery.

Columba palumbus

Shot with:
Canon EOS 6D + Sigma 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3
600mm | 1/4000 | f/6.3 | ISO10000