Wood Stork bullies... - a photo on Flickriver

Wood Stork bullies...

            This lone Great Egret was just minding it's own business and trying to take a bath. 
A 'gang' of Wood Storks worked it's way up the bank until it reached the Egret's location.
Right away you could feel the friction as one of the Wood Storks--furthest left, moved towards the Egret and just stared at him in the water. 
The Egret tried to stay where it was, moving around the area slowly, but after minutes of intimidation, it finally flew further up the bank, leaving this great spot to the bullies....

Wood Storks are usually the 'top bird' when they arrive. They are large and strong, and seem to eat just about anything, including young or small birds, fish, reptiles, and the food of others---they're like a feathered garbage disposal....
Normally they get along fairly well with other birds, and I was surprised to see how they forced the Great Egret to leave the area.

Wood Stork
(Mycteria americana)

Great Egret
(Ardea alba)

Walsingham Park
Largo Florida USA
   

Taken on: December 15, 2015

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Camera: NIKON COOLPIX P510, f/4.9, 1/160 sec, 83.8mm, ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	NIKON COOLPIX P510
Aperture:	f/4.9
Exposure Time:	0.006 sec (1/160)
Focal Length:	83.8mm
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Gain Control:	Low gain up
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	ViewNX 2.10 W
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