"Turf War"
I've witnessed quite a few "turf wars" in the bird world. Usually it's one on one, like a Canada Goose drake defending his territory against an interloper. But the scene offshore in Lake Erie was amazing!
There were 200-300 migrating Tundra Swans about 150 yards offshore, and they were very noisy. There were many swans in small groups (family groups ?). It was starting to get a little crowded, but instead of spreading out (Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, is a very large lake), they challenged each other loudly. This picture shows one group wailing at a second group (not shown).
This picture is a crop. I did that for two reasons: 1) since this was taken from 150 yards away, showing both groups of swans would have included a lot of other swans, all of which would be lacking detail; and 2) I thought this was a cool picture, the way each swan's orientation was cocked a little further forward, almost like stages in a time lapse.
"Turf War"
I've witnessed quite a few "turf wars" in the bird world. Usually it's one on one, like a Canada Goose drake defending his territory against an interloper. But the scene offshore in Lake Erie was amazing!
There were 200-300 migrating Tundra Swans about 150 yards offshore, and they were very noisy. There were many swans in small groups (family groups ?). It was starting to get a little crowded, but instead of spreading out (Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes, is a very large lake), they challenged each other loudly. This picture shows one group wailing at a second group (not shown).
This picture is a crop. I did that for two reasons: 1) since this was taken from 150 yards away, showing both groups of swans would have included a lot of other swans, all of which would be lacking detail; and 2) I thought this was a cool picture, the way each swan's orientation was cocked a little further forward, almost like stages in a time lapse.