SOUTHSIDE PLACE, Texas (CBS12) — A Texas police officer found himself in an unexpected showdown outside the station — with an opponent who had wings, no respect for the badge and apparently unlimited rematches.

Video posted Friday by the Southside Place Police Department shows an officer standing near a department vehicle when a bird begins repeatedly swooping toward him.

At first, the officer tries to keep an eye on his airborne adversary. Then things escalate.

As the bird circles back for another run, the officer raises his hands, ducks and starts throwing punches into the air, appearing ready to go a few rounds with the persistent dive-bomber.

The bird, apparently unimpressed by the warning shots from his fists, keeps coming back.

At one point, the officer stares the bird down between attacks, only to have it swoop toward him again and send him right back into defensive mode.

The department seemed amused by the unusual encounter.

“Some days an officer won’t know what they will encounter during their tour of duty,” Southside Place police wrote in the Facebook post accompanying the video.

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That probably includes traffic stops, suspicious activity and calls for service.

Bird boxing was apparently also on Friday’s shift.