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Grebe with the reeds
delia todd

Grebe with the reeds (Podiceps cristatus)

..... and something else!

It's always nice to see a Great Crested Grebe at Loch of the Lowes, as thry're very rarely to be seen at Kinnordy.

I spotted this guy swimming along the edge of the reeds and saw he seemed to be heading for a big blob.... another grebe, a nest, or what? Thought a blown up picture might help, but it hasn't.

I can see, a deer, an otter, and a beaver in that brown hump LOL, so have now given up.
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Habitat
Inland loch and woodland nature reserve
Location
Loch of the Lowes, Dunkeld, Perthshire
Date taken
15 May 2019
Scientific name
Podiceps cristatus
Equipment used
Fuji Finepix HS50 Sports Mode Continuous
Jonno52
Supporter
Aha, just found the grebe! But no idea what's to the left of it.
"I can see, a deer, an otter, and a beaver in that brown hump LOL". Not all three at the same time surely!
 
Chris G6 UXU
Staff member
Supporter
Wow Delia this is a very unusual shot but a lovely job and capture, many tfs.
 
Doc Duck
I can also "see" an otter, but I seriously doubt whether a grebe would voluntarily swim straight into an otter's jaws, so it must be another grebe. Could they be nest-building together? This is a Spring-time photo, after all. Was s/he carrying any nesting materials towards the "blob"?
 
aloktewari
Opus Editor
You're right, Delia ... not easy to decide ... but, I'll go by Ann's logic ...
Wonderful sharing of wild moments ...
 

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