fighting – Feathered Photography

Female Brewer’s Blackbird Repeatedly Attacking An Adult Red-tailed Hawk In Flight

A series of aerial attacks that lasted for eight minutes. (9 photos)

A Small Songbird ‘Counting Coup’ On An Adult Red-tailed Hawk

In the tradition of the Plains Indians. (3 photos)

A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before

At least not up close. And maybe never. (8 photos)

Fighting Pronghorn

A radio collar on a pronghorn buck that might be too loose? (3 photos)

Hooded Merganser Shenanigans

Nine days ago I had my best day so far this winter with Hooded Mergansers. (13 photos)

Squabbling Cinnamon Teal Hens

Plus, evidence that I can do something other than photograph birds. (2 photos)

Wilson’s Snipes – A Weird, Repeated Behavior And A Possible Explanation

I’d never seen anything quite like this before, from any species. (13 photos)

Black-necked Stilt Attacking A Great Blue Heron

An avian version of David and Goliath. With a similar result because the little guy came out on top. (8 photos)

An Aerial Kerfuffle Between A Hapless And Vulnerable Northern Harrier And American Crows

Serious aerial combat or more light-hearted play? In this case I strongly suspect the former. (3 photos)

An Angry American Coot

American Coots are universally described as quarrelsome and belligerent but this time of year they crank it up a notch. Or two. (three photos)

Rough-legged Hawk Aerial Dogfight

My first Rough-legged Hawk photos of the season. (3 photos)

Snowy Egrets Squabbling And Fighting

Our heat dome is finally gone so yesterday morning I got to play with fighting Snowy Egrets in deliciously cool weather. (7 photos)

Fighting Short-eared Owls – The Rest Of The Story

Three days ago I posted a single photo of fighting Short-eared Owls as a ‘teaser’ because, due to post-surgical discomfort, I couldn’t sit at my computer for long enough to process all of the fighting photos I intended to. Today I finish telling the story. (14 photos)

Fighting Short-eared Owls – A Teaser

Eight days ago I had an absolute blast photographing fighting Short-eared Owls.

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