2004 Photograph, Red-winged Blackbirds (Agelaius phoeniceus) Battle of the Blackbirds, making the feathers fly in a territorial battle, Huntley Meadows, Alexandria, Virginia, © 2020.
It is a little hard
to see at this size, but the bird on the left is using his foot to hold
the other by the beak and is pecking his neck too. There are some
loose feathers just to the right of the birds. Usually territorial
conflict is accomplished with much less physical contact, if any.
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