Chasing away the competition

The American avocets were mostly paired up along the stretch of shoreline along Frank Lake when I went there last night.  Here one avocet chased off another couple while the mate.  Apparently defending territory they had claimed at some point.

This entry was posted on May 7, 2017 by . It was filed under Alberta, Birds, Wildlife and was tagged with , , , , , , , , .

6 responses

  1. walkinginthenow

    That is beautiful. I never heard of those birds, but the way you caught them was great. Keep the good work up.

    May 14, 2017 at 4:54 pm

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  3. Kenny

    pretty birds

    May 8, 2017 at 10:11 am

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  4. ROCAFORT

    Reblogged this on Le Bien-Etre au bout des Doigts.

    May 8, 2017 at 3:04 am

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  5. daveyone1

    Reblogged this on World4Justice : NOW! Lobby Forum..

    May 8, 2017 at 2:20 am

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  6. HELEN HEINRICHS

    What a beautiful picture. Love the soft color of the birds

    May 7, 2017 at 7:39 pm

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