A reddish egret was on the beach/surf looking for food minding his own business when another flew in. They were most amusing and quite comical as they sparred for a few minutes. The first held his ground and claimed his turf. The second reddish egret decided to go elsewhere and flew away.
Thomas, I like the action you captured with what looks like two young birds...I can see how this would have been amusing to watch :-)
There are a few things that could be improved here. Posting the techs would be helpful to give you advice as at first glance this image looks like it was most certainly underexposed and subsequently recovered in post-processing thus creating much noise and the darker areas. You should also be careful of accidentally cutting off limbs. I also wish there was better separation between the two as the near bird's face is somewhat lost in the far one's wing. Thanks for sharing this quirky image!
Thanks for the nice comments on the action and for taking the time to comment.
The camera settings are as follows:
Nikon D300
Lens: 400 mm VR f/2.8
Focal length: 400 mm
Focus mode: AF-C
Focus area mode: single
Aperture: f/4
Shutter speed: 1/800 s
Exposure mode: Aperture priority
Exposure comp: 0 EV
Metering mode: spot
ISO: 400