Vicki Housley's image. She was ready for the battle and got this better image with more appropriate color balance. 2 medium size stocky birds bluish black with bright orange bills tipped with yellow on their backs with wings extended behind them for support in swampy vegetation raking their outrageously long grey toes over each others bellies.
I corrected the color more to neutral with her image.
Meanwhile a Gator was not far off, IIRC 18-25m
My image Vicki Housley's image.My image was strongly edited with Topaz sharpen since my settings were way off. 2 medium size stocky birds bluish black with bright orange bills tipped with yellow on their backs with wings extended behind them for support in swampy vegetation raking their outrageously long grey toes over each others bellies. A single other bird upright, the presumed female with similar feathered body, yellow-tipped orange bill is slightly out of focus to the right foreground observing the battle.
I corrected the color more to neutral with her image.
Meanwhile a Gator was not far off, IIRC 18-25m
Elon and Taco go at it
Whoops, this is 2 Common Gallinules fighting over a lady in Lake Martin LA
First image is wife Vicki's second is mine,why color balance different
Observer represents the USA 😢
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