The Egret on the left flew in and dropped down on a branch already occupied by another.
The branch was long enough for both, but you know these are Egrets. There was a brief staring contest as the second bird was arriving.

The new bird made sure to finally land as close to the first as possible.

The result was as expected.

Territorial challenge? Or rookie mistake. Great natural behavior.
LOL, Territory for sure. There are few large snags in the large marshes. They don’t share well. Thanks.
as always, beautiful images
Credit must go to the beautiful Egrets, Thanks.