Another lesson in always being ready for the action. The Coot on the left was being mercilessly chased by the other for about five minutes - you knew something had to give. Sure enough, the "chasee" turned around and proceeded to kick the snot out of the "chaser" - and those are some serious feet to get kicked with!
I almost left this pond, but decided to hang around just in case. It's a good thing I was prepared, this brawl was over in about 15 seconds!
Stay in focus,
Mark