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Mallard v Pheasant by *cycoze:iconcycoze:

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Mallard v Pheasant Fight !

Sat and watched this Female Mallard trying to see of the Pheasant which she obviously saw as a threat to her Ducklings, she had already chased him away once, she took her brood off into the woods and a couple of hours later returned where Mr Pheasant was happily scratching in the mud, the ducklings charged in around the Pheasant, not his fault this time, anyway Mum blazed in ! this is a little of what happened.

I know the photos are poor quality but it was cloudy and in the woods so could not get a fast enough shutter speed to freeze the action.

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`Misantropia May 5, 2008, 4:24:58 AM
What a funny sequence.

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~RakkuAmiya May 5, 2008, 4:25:41 AM
"Round One! Fight!"

I'd bet on the mallard by default... pheasants are still No. 1 on my daft bird list, being a driver on uk roads. ;)

Graeme
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=BobTodd May 5, 2008, 4:36:31 AM
"There's only one way to settle this..."
/Harry Hill

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~Yawn-Monster May 5, 2008, 4:40:28 AM
I think they are great action shots. I'm betting on the mallard! :D

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*cycoze May 5, 2008, 4:41:45 AM
It was pretty amazing to watch, and it was quite vicious.

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*cycoze May 5, 2008, 4:42:39 AM
The Pheasant ran away the first time but stood his ground the second round which resulted in this fight, he did clear off afterwards though.

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*cycoze May 5, 2008, 4:43:33 AM
Well the pheasant did clear off in the end.

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~Yawn-Monster May 5, 2008, 4:50:20 AM
We have a pheasant nesting where I work. I have no idea why it picked there, as it gets no peace as people are constantly walking past! Strange bird.:D

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*cycoze May 5, 2008, 4:55:01 AM
They are daft aren't they :) i was surprised last week as i was walking up a track to the woods and saw a Male Pheasant sitting a couple of feet away from the wheel ruts in the track, as we got closer he ran off, he had been sitting on an egg ! seriously, i guess the female had laid it there and he decided to look after it.

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