fighting

I thought i might share with you all a photo that was recently published in Bird Watching magazine, full spread back page. It was voted as "Highly commended" in the magazines recent bird photographer of the year competition. To say i was chuffed is an understatement..

Black headed gulls fighting for a perch 2 there is one more to go

Gulls fighting for a perch

Each year almost 1.5 milion Ruffs and Reeves pass through east Poland on their way to the breeding grounds in Sibria These two male birds (Ruffs) are trying to impress a female Reeve. The Dances and the fights normal end when when the weaker one flys unharmed away. Taken during the Bird...

These ducks were all out fighting. I've never saw a hold like this one. "Got your tongue"

Two female Mallards I think were fighting. Very interesting

A raven being harassed by red-winged blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus), Klamath Marsh NWR, OR. The Klamath Basin, Oregon/California, is the greatest wetlands in the West and one of the single most important places on Earth for birds, and the two most important refuges there - the Lower Klamath...

Taking advantage early morning to hunt over the frozen water, the dog fox had previously attempted to mate with the vixen (on the left) and when he tried again, well the image says it all!

At around 06:30 this morning witnessed something for the 1st time, these two Egrets obviously had something to settle, luckily for me the sun had just burnt through the cloud base

At around 06:30 this morning witnessed something for the 1st time, these two Egrets obviously had something to settle, luckily for me the sun had just burnt through the cloud base

As with the previous shot playing with the 85mm lens, its none stop action at the feeder

Been trying to capture the fighting and aggression of these starlings all summer and I now realise why the Sparrowhawk gets em so easily because they are by far the most noisy and distracted birds in the garden

All day if only they realised it makes no difference how much they fight

It was fighting with about 15 other gulls over some bread.

Injured fighting with chaffinches (was eating, drinking and socialising when last seen)