Duck Fight! by dnszero

Duck Fight!

In the wild pastures of...err, well...our backyard, wild animals struggle for dominance because there CAN BE ONLY ONE!

FYI, it ended peacefully and the mean duck went somewhere else, while the nice mama duck chilled with her ducklings.
Awesome shot! I've never seen ducks get territorial before!
June 29th, 2013  
Kim
Seems you guys live on a nature preserve :-)
June 29th, 2013  
Things have been more active since the rainy season began.

Normally the ducks get along, except they get 'Catty' while eating. They'll nip at tail feathers or chase each other a few feet away if they think the other duck is trying to muscle in on their food.

The mama duck is more agressive about eating than the other ducks because she has to make sure her ducklings get enough to eat. She'll often chase away any duck that gets within 6ft of her ducklings when they're eating.

I guess this guy just didn't want to be chased off, and the mama duck simply will NOT back down... So she chose to employ a more vigorous negotiation strategy ;-)
June 29th, 2013  
Neat capture. Welcome to 365! If you click on the blue word reply below someone's comment, it will open up a box for you to type a reply back to them. They will get a message that you replied to them, otherwise, they will not know you replied back to them if you open up a regular comment box.
June 30th, 2013  
@grannysue Thanks!
June 30th, 2013  
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