Disagreement In The Marsh
Yesterday morning a tricolored heron apparently had an issue with our pink spoonbill friend and let him have it. Well…spoonie wasn’t going to be talked to in this way so he gave it right back to the tri who seemed surprised that the spoonbill did not immediately flee in terror. Spoonie didn’t let it bother him however, he promptly went right back to fishing and within a minute the entire incident appeared forgotten and they went back to being friends and sharing that fishing spot.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Awesome exchange! It looks like one of those cartoons where the force of the Spoonie’s vocal wind is blowing the Tri-colored’s neck feathers backwards along with his tilting his head back a bit. My money is on Spoonie. Actually, I was expected a bill full of water to spray in T-C’s direction. 🙂
Ha! It does look like that! Great observation Steve! That is hysterical!
Thanks for viewing these pics and your spot on evaluation! Very cool!
Phil, your entire series this summer with the spoonbills has been brilliant! Keep up the good, wonderful work.
Hey it’s great to hear you have been enjoying the spoonies! Thanks
That’s a lot of bill to get waved violently in your direction! Great captures.
I know, isn’t it?!? 😯 And the tri is not at all a big bird, so he was likely surprised to have that giant bill coming at him, plus I suspect the tri never saw a spoonbill before. I have pics from today of both an egret and an anhinga that looked like they had no idea what the big pink goofball even was.
It’s safe enough for all there. So nobody has to argue! Great photos, dear Phil!
You would think there would be no need to argue and yet they do anyway. Oh well, such is nature. 🙂
Glad you liked these photos!
Looks like just another ordinary day in our household 🙂
You have a lot of company in that respect for sure! 🙂
Looks to me like you’re just having way too much fun with all your feathered friends. Color me green with envy.
I am having a fun time and when a pair like this decides to put on a show I’m glad I arrived in time to see it. 🙂
That’s funny! 😀 Great shots Phil.
They were quite funny indeed Adrian! Thanks for checking these out!
🙂 ! 🙂 ! 🙂 ! Interesting body language .
Reflections enhance the impact .
Nice shots, Phil !
utham
I’m very happy you enjoyed these utham, thank you!
This is absolutely beautiful nature photography.
I appreciate that very much Jan.
Oh my goodness, these two were really having a go at one another, and you have the pics to prove it. They both look quite contrite in that last pic. 🙂
That’s the same thing I thought about that last pic as well Sylvia! They almost look a bit embarrassed for their ill mannered behavior and kind of want to be friends and forget it ever happened. Well, until the next time. 😀
Exactly so. 🙂
Amazing moments you captured, loved them all. Thank you dear Phil, have a nice weekend, love, nia
Thank you very much Nia, I appreciate it and hope you enjoy your weekend!
I love your shots of interactions between different species and these are simply amazing. You have captured so much personality in both of the birds.
Thanks very much for the kind comments Mike I appreciate it greatly!
Never mind shooting a bill full of water, I thought tri was going to stab spoony in the neck with his bill when spoony went back to fishing (penult pic)!
I bet the tri was indeed thinking about giving spoonie a shot with his long, sharp bill, but then figured maybe the spoonbill might make things very uncomfortable very fast. The spoonbills are pink and goofy looking but they are also good size birds.
ha ha – we would call that having a right tantrum.
Oh yeah a tantrum indeed! These two were really going at it.
Hi Phil,
excellent series. I think they have a discussion?!
Wish you a nice weekend
moni
They had more of an argument then a discussion but they got over it quick and went right back to the business of catching fish.
Thanks moni!
What a cute confrontation. Neither looks so scary to me. The sequence is makes a great story.
I just looked through your galleries and I think you helped me identify a Green Heron that has a lot of rusty red color. Those I see here do not yet it looks like some you pictured have this coloring and patterning. It will be awhile until I post my marsh photos, but if you can verify my bird, I would appreciate it.
These two were not what I would call scary either. The spoonbills are usually more goofy then anything but this particular one I have been watching for a few days and he has an attitude for sure.
I just posted a green heron photo from this morning on the Canon Forum
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1320094
Send me your photo if you wish to photos.wildlife@gmail.com 🙂
Makes me laugh. 🙂 Such different-looking birds, but both after the same thing!
They were quite comical, but then again the goofy spoonbills almost always get people to smile! 🙂
Is the spoonbill a bigger bird than the heron?
It is bigger but does not really seem to posses any particular weapons such a as a great blue heron that I would never want to be near one that was mad at me and be hit with that big sharp bill.
😆 the life at the marsh seems to be getting more interesting with each passing day :). I’ve been meaining to ask you, Phil, If you had some new visitors lately. On July 28, I mentioned you on my blog :D, and they all promised to pay you a visit.
Don’t you just love the “What problem? I don’t have a problem!” look on their faces in the last shot!