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Perry J. Greenbaum 🇨🇦 🦜's avatar

More than likely two males fighting with one defending territory, even if it is a temporary one.

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Sandra Blair's avatar

Possibly Perry. I’d never seen this much aggression in Snowy Egrets before this.

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Perry J. Greenbaum 🇨🇦 🦜's avatar

Perhaps food is becoming scarce or there is another reason. Perhaps an orthinologist can weigh in here.

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Tom Bland's avatar

Wow, that is quite shocking behavior to see in photographs, so I can only imagine what it must have been like in person! I hope someone chimes in with an explanation...

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Sandra Blair's avatar

Thanks Tom. Me too!

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Sandra Blair's avatar

Thanks A. Ship. I’ve not found info about this either.

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