Protecting your home and family is a natural instinct. And that's what we believe these female backbirds were doing just down the road in the centre of Bridlington.
It's a reminder that there are still lots of nesting birds out there (and they may be around longer due to the late Spring) that have made homes in our gardens so please don't trim hedeges and trees just yet.
First there was one.
There there were two.
Let battle commence.
Round 1.
Round 2.
Round 3.
Fortunately the sound of a passing ice-cream van startled both birds and they flew off in opposite directions. The watching audience declared the match a draw.