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Two muscovy ducks battle it out, starting on land.
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The fight continued in the water. Is this one the bully? Or the bullied?
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It was the victim muscovy getting chased by the bully muscovy.
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None of the photographs, however, were notable. Until Thursday.
I set out to test a new wide-angle lens (more on that later), but my telephoto somehow found its way onto my camera when I stumbled across Wells Park, near Melbourne's downtown area.
The urban retreat - frequented by young parents with small children, and single people with dogs - is called home by an array of birds and fish.
And a lot of the birds seemed to be in a fighting mood.
Left: These ducks were picking on themselves, doing their daily plucking early in the evening.
![ducks_0184](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3587/3618798526_2fb880f6d5_o.jpg)
The ducks move into the water.
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I focused on the far one, which is probably different from what I would usually do, but I think it works.
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An ibis is backlit by sunshine bouncing off a gazebo.
![ibis_water_0043](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3322/3617977879_98b6b7a97d_o.jpg)
Another ibis prepares for a bath.
![ibis_splash_0035](http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3314/3617977809_1213f5afca_o.jpg)
An ibis fights with the water.
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Like I said, a lot of parents bring their children to the park to feed the fowl. By the time I got around to asking this girl's dad for permission to take photos, it was too late. She ran out of bread, and this is the only shot I got.
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In a nest high in a pine tree, two young herons fight over a fish caught and delivered by a parent.
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