Wing-Raising – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Long-billed Curlews – A Territorial Encounter

By Mia McPherson|April 14th, 2012|Categories: Antelope Island State Park, Davis County, Long-billed Curlews, Utah|Tags: Agonistic Behavior, Communicative Interactions, Crouch-Run, curlew, curlews, fighting, Long-billed Curlew, Numenius americanus, shorebirds, Supplanting, territorial encounter, Wing-Raising|

Yesterday on Antelope Island State Park I witnessed and photographed a territorial encounter between two Long-billed Curlew (Numenius americanus) males that occurred while a female was nearby.