Territorial fight of Oriental Darters

These Darters are very possessive about their fishing territories, if any intruder comes, he is chased away.

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Very cool action shot. Love the splashes of water and all the water drops Wish it had a bit more room on the left.

Great action, Jagdeep. The splashes are wonderful and the open beak of the one bird really tells the story. I think Keith is right about a touch more room on the left, but it doesn’t need very much, since the real story is between the two birds.