Fighting – Feathered Photography

A Pair Of Kestrels And A Big Flock of Magpies Playing With Each Other

Bird behavior that was completely new to me for these species. (27 photos)

Intimidation

Black-billed Magpie style, directed at no less than a feisty little raptor.

American Kestrel Repeatedly Attacking A Red-tailed Hawk

Lesson learned – don’t piss off a female kestrel. (17 photos)

Fighting Hummingbirds

Five consecutive shots in a burst.

Fighting Pied-billed Grebes

And a personal milestone. (4 photos)

Northern Harriers And Cooper’s Hawks – Close Encounters Part II

Four days ago I was witness to a mostly aerial dogfight between 4-5 Northern Harriers and Cooper’s Hawks on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA. (9 photos)

A Very Close Encounter Between A Northern Harrier And A Cooper’s Hawk

Two days ago, as I was cresting the hill on top of Goose Egg Island at Farmington Bay WMA, the excitement was already in progress. (2 photos)

Battle-scarred Chukars

I’m still learning stuff about birds from my older photos. (3 photos)

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)

American Avocet Chick At Bear River MBR

Chicks of two species close together cause pandemonium in the wetlands. (3 photos)

A Cinnamon Teal Behavior I’d Never Seen Before

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

Meadowlark Stuff

Five days ago was a Western Meadowlark kind of day on Antelope Island. (7 photos)

Fighting Coots

Testosterone wars. (4 photos)

Fighting Chukars

Normally I try to avoid publishing photos of the same species in back-to-back posts but I’ll make an exception for a Chukar fight. (5 photos)

Category: Fighting