Bllue Heron Defending Himself

It's been a regular zoo lately at the pond...the red-winged blackbirds are getting a bit territorial and literally attack anything and anyone that tries to get near the pond. I've witnessed them "riding" on the back of this heron several times in the past week, and today they divebombed him over and over, pecking at him and bothering him to no end. He took it in stride, but here he's giving them a good "talking to"!!!

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