great crested grebe.

Great crested Grebe carrying three chicks although only two can be seen.

Great Crested Grebe.

Great Crested Grebe.

hi guys a capture from last year.these beauties nest here each year and have been for quite a few years but not this year no sighting of them but i did mention before the rangers done some pond management with the reeds so my fingers are crossed for next year and my toes.

I've got at least 15 shots of the Great Crested Grebes from stensj Lake, including many with chicks backseat driving. I'd better get started posting them so I don't wind up posting only GCGs for a whole week :S So, since it's Saturday and time for silly shots, I'll start with this one. As John...

First for me. I spent two hours standing in a reed bed yesterday and was privileged to watch and capture this beautiful couple. Unfortunately they didn't come closer and this is a top end crop taken with 7D Mk2 and Canon 100-400 Mk2 so about 640mm. I am going back with my big guns hopefully next...

Next stop on last Friday's walk in Geneva was at the beginning of the lakefront small boat harbor. I was scanning the various ducks (mallards, tufties, pochards, goosanders) when I noticed a pair of great crested grebes trying to build a nest on the bottom above-water rung of a metal ladder. The...

Sorry folks. Been off-line for a couple of days. First early to bed, then early taxi for 6am flight, landed in Amsterdam, went birding in Vondel Park, became sick and landed in hospital in Amsterdam. Now finally out of hospital, feeling a bit weak but ok. Plan to go birding tomorrow with a...

well my friends a bit of browsing my older files and came across this scene from back in march,hope you like,john.

well my friends heres another pic from a great day at mere sands wood back in march,hope you like,john.

well my friends just had to share another pic of these colourful grebes from my last visit to mere sands wood,hope you like,john.

well my friends heres another pic from mere snads wood,just had to share another pic of the many grebes on show,hope you like,john.

well my friends just had to share another pic of this courting couple,hope you like,john.

well my friends i was lucky enough to see this colourful pair displaying to one another so had to get a pic,hope you like,john.

well my friends a delightful morning was spent around mere sands wood yesterday,quite a few of these stunners on view so had to have a pic,hope you like,john.

All dressed up for summer.

well folks i was mesmerised by this fishermans antics on the reservoir and after many dives it finally surfaced with lunch,hope you like,john.

well my friends i finally managed a few hours around wayoh reservoir yesterday,weather was fine but cold,a great place to visit and one i,ll do again,hope you like,john.

well folks i finally managed to get out yesterday,visited etherow country park,had a great afternoons stroll saw some great birds too,i could,nt believe how close this stuuner came to me,hope you like,john.

One from earlier in the year,the more I looked at it the more I liked it. Not the sharpest shot but!!!

well folks here,s another pic from last sundays visit to yarrow valley country park.allways love to see these birds and gradually they are coming closer,hope you like,john.

well folks i spotted this solitary beauty from the cyril gibbons hide at meresands wood,the light was very harsh but i wanted to show this beauty off,hope you like,john.

well folks before our ramble around rivington moor we called in at doffcocker lodge a favourite haunt of psilo's,unfortunately she was'nt there maybe next time,hope you like these happy grebes,cheers,john.

One of the summers Juv's still with its stripes. Because of their clumsiness on land these beautiful birds were once known by the not so flattering name of Arsefoot. How different they are in the water!!!

These two Grebes were being romantic at one of my local patches.