New on 500px : Fighting for love…. by OferLevy1 by OferLevy1

These Dusky Moorhens were captured while they were busy fighting over territory/mate during the beginning of the breeding season. These encounters are extremely aggressive with both birds scratching, kicking, bitting and attempting to drown each other…

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New on 500px : Bird on the run…. by OferLevy1 by OferLevy1

Photographed this Dusky Moorhen while it was chasing another Moorhen during the early nesting season. They can be quite aggressive at this time of the year and often chase each other and even fight. Taken in Centennial Park, Sydney.

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