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[zoutedrop]

There is a lot of turf disputes, alpha male stuff, and general bad dispositions out there.  I thought I would present a few and ask you to share.  My favorite, these guys were at it for 10 minutes, took a break for water then started up again.  

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[Bird Brain]

Nice action shot, Matt! Looks like some serious fighting going on there!!

[lyceel]

Nice shot, Matt!  My contribution isn't so detailed, but here goes...

Put a hundred wading birds in an ever-shrinking water hole, and there's bound to be some action:

 

The antics this day came from a couple of high-breeding Snowy Egrets.  It's the age old "My crest is bigger than your crest" debate.  Snowy Egrets usually seem so peaceful and serene, but this day, they were really noisy. 

[Bird Brain]

You're right, lyceel!! Looks like some feathers are getting ruffled!!

[lyceel]

I didn't notice this one until I looked at the wide shot again.  Here's another Snowy Egret bully on the far side.  The near one on the right was obviously put in his place:

[zoutedrop]

With the number of bird species out there the permutations are endless.  The crow vs hawk is a good example.  This one I think is unique.  A Gila Woodpecker vs a juvenile Brown-headed Cowbird.  The juvenile didn't know any better.

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[Goose]

Great shots!

 

I posted these a while ago, but they fit the theme perfectly:

 

 

[greenwyvern]

In Feb. I had a flock of Gold Finches dominate one of the feeders.  This one GF was so aggressive he/she would leave the feeder to attack birds on the ground who might have been "thinking about sneaking a seed."

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[zoutedrop]

It might be the food additives in the scraps I feed them.  This one is a Curve-billed Thrasher vs a Mourning Dove.  Not the clearest of shots but was fun to watch.  Click to get a close-up.

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[Dord]

I have some of snowy egrets going at it.

 

 

 

 

[lyceel]

I think I'm the smaller egret here     Beautiful shots, man!

[zoutedrop]

These guys were at opposite ends of the boxing ring so I cropped each one out to show them at their respective corners.  Brown-headed Cowbird on the left, Curve-billed Thrasher on the right.

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[mud236]

Looks like these two wanted the same spot on the branch LOL!

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[zoutedrop]

If its not in the food, maybe its the heat that makes them irritable.  Abert's Towhee vs Cactus Wren.  This was taken a year ago, hope I am getting better with my camera although it is high level action in some shadows.  Great entertainment, I also think this may be a one of a kind shot.

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[Rarepony]

How about Mute Swan vs Camera!?

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[Rarepony]

These Trumpeter Swans figured the harbor wasn't big enough for all of them!

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[Carolann]

LOL!!! What fun! thanks to everyone for these fun pictures.

Carolann

[zoutedrop]

Mute Swan VS Camera, awesome.  Was this like funnest home videos where you fell on your keester?  Way to go, excellent shot and great posting.

[Rarepony]

That would have been good, BUT, I was sitting on a rock already and the silly thing almost crawled onto my lap! My hubby was practically crying he laughed so hard!

[luv2bird]

If you've ever heard American Flamingoes fight you know how loud they are.

I've never seen so many dramas queens fight over a morsel of stinky dead fish - yuck.

And while the two were fighting the shy one in the background snuck up and stole the piece of fish.

 

 

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