Battleground

Great Horned Owl vs Red Tailed Hawk

From Ali Xiaidi

The mother owl cunningly led the hawk astray from her precious nest, where her tiny owlets had just hatched. Witnessing her swift flight out of the nest, with the hawk in pursuit, was truly mesmerizing. As she landed, the hawk attempted to attack her from behind, only to be captured in a perfectly timed shot. My camera was ready, and I was able to freeze this unexpected moment in time at Savannah's in Florida.

And a reply in the comments had the results of the confrontation:

mom owl went after the hawk after he brushed her. she then returned to the nest and by then the dad owl was there already guarding the nest while mom handled business! Still love them both raptors - epic exp