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Guy Bruyea | all galleries >> Wildlife >> Birds >> Wetland & Shorebirds >
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09-FEB-2006

Santee Lakes, California

American Coots (Fulica americana) prepare to fight over a nearby female.
These guys fought vigorously for several minutes.
Another image from this series can be found here.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 300mm f/4L IS USM
+1.4 1/800s f/6.3 at 420.0mm iso200 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Guest 11-Mar-2006 15:17
Superb gallery, I think this is one of my favourites. Well caprtured.
carol j. phipps21-Feb-2006 15:11
Wow! What a terrific capture! GMV! The form of their two bodies locked in combat is a wonderful new form.
Guest 15-Feb-2006 15:39
Great capture and detail. gmv.
Sheila14-Feb-2006 03:43
Wow! Stunning nature shot.
Hope she liked the winner.
Lloyd & Sandy Spitalnik13-Feb-2006 23:52
Amazing capture! Hope her favorite coot won. Sandy S
Patrick Luft13-Feb-2006 23:25
Great capture! Well done.
QUERIDO13-Feb-2006 22:04
fantastic shot!
chrisse13-Feb-2006 20:41
Wow, very impressive moment, very well captured.
Chrisse
Beverly Wickersham13-Feb-2006 17:59
Great shot. Beautiful detail and a wonderful catch. Vote!

I swear, I thought from the thumbnail it was a hippo with his mouth wide open!
Guest 13-Feb-2006 17:56
Excellent detail; I like the frozen action.
Bryan Murahashi13-Feb-2006 16:30
Very nicely captured. GMV.
Guest 13-Feb-2006 15:14
Very cool capture. Nice sharp details. Well done.
Enrique13-Feb-2006 15:14
Good capture - these guys are fun to watch when they chase each other and then do the feet wrestling thingy.
Greg Harp13-Feb-2006 15:00
WOW--great capture. GMV
Tom Munson13-Feb-2006 14:58
Terrific action Guy. Well done.
Guest 13-Feb-2006 14:52
Awesome work Guy Vote
Arno Meintjes Wildlife13-Feb-2006 14:49
Oh yes. Super action image. Superb. GMV