4/17/19, SEA OF CORTEZ, BAJA, MX - As the Zodiac bobbed in the Sea of Cortez, next to a sheer island cliff, two birds brought their fight to me — 30-feet below. Erupting with screams and for no obvious reason, no quarter was given as the Raven and Yellow-footed Gull tumbled in the air. I watched After breaking for a moment, suspended—as if to reassess—they went at it again, full-throated and filled with fury, The Raven attacking. I shot. Aerial jiu-jitsu. Dueling beaks. Twisting flailing contortions as they began to fall. The Raven loosened its grip and the Yellow-foot reversed course to attack. Two or three seconds, seven images of unbridled aggression. Who knows, who won. I saw no feathers pulled, nor a nest raided, merely separation in opposite directions. I shot this sequence at 1/8000 sec, f2/8, ISO220, with the 70-200mm zoom at 200mm and did my best to keep the warriors in the frame and hoped auto-focus worked. Yellow-footed Gulls are endemic to Baja and the Sea of Cortez. They are large, with a 27-inch wingspans and weigh almost three pounds. The Common Raven is only sightly smaller, and is found throughout the West, Canada and the northeastern United States.