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  1. Waterballet Grebe

    Waterballet Grebe

  2. Teenage Grebe

    Teenage Grebe

    Not a baby anymore, but not an adult yet
  3. I'm a train ...

    I'm a train ...

    ... I'm a chook-a-train yeah! Look at me Gotta a load on my back I'm a train, I'm a chook-a-train yeah! (lyrics Albert Hammond) Found this one still as RAW file today. It's one from the Grebe series I took last April. Hope you still like it ...
  4. Happy Birthday Dr Manjeet !

    Happy Birthday Dr Manjeet !

    Doc, in addition to my congrats on your birthday a picture I haven't posted before, so this one's for YOU. Hope you like it! Cheers, Jack
  5. Great Crested Grebe

    Great Crested Grebe

    My favorite Grebe
  6. We're a happy family

    We're a happy family

    Juvies first ... (one from the archives)
  7. Help! I'm trapped in a bird's body.

    Help! I'm trapped in a bird's body.

    Podiceps nigricollis - zambullidor orejudo - eared grebe (Black-necked grebe in the UK, same bird)
  8. Eared grebe

    Eared grebe

    Podiceps nigricollis - zambullidor orejudo - eared grebe (Black-necked grebe in the UK, same bird)
  9. Eared grebes

    Eared grebes

    Podiceps nigricollis - zambullidor orejudo - eared grebe (Black-necked grebe in the UK, same bird) Eared grebes, probably a pair that is molting slightly out of sync.
  10. It's good for you !

    It's good for you !

    Oh well, another one from the Grebe series ;-) These parents were watching closely how one of the juvies tried to swallow a fish giving to him/her by dad. He really went for it, obviously thinking "if I don't finish dinner, there won't be Sesame Street for me tonight". But he just...
  11. Juvies for Julie

    Juvies for Julie

    This one's for Julie who loves to see the little ones! Hope the rest of you like it as well.
  12. What's the hurry Mum?

    What's the hurry Mum?

    And off they went!
  13. Greedy Grebe

    Greedy Grebe

    How hungry can one be ...?
  14. Great Crested Grebe Close-up

    Great Crested Grebe Close-up

    From a lake in the capitol of Norway, Oslo
  15. Great Crested Grebe in Norway

    Great Crested Grebe in Norway

    Podiceps cristatus
  16. Keep your head above the water ...

    Keep your head above the water ...

    ... sadly enough, this is what nature's about ...
  17. Family feeding time

    Family feeding time

    "Love you Mum and Dad! Fish for lunch again for a change ... variety is the spice of life I reckon" :-)
  18. Aren't they Great ...

    Aren't they Great ...

    ... Crested Grebes?
  19. So they are building a nest ...

    So they are building a nest ...

    ... in the reeds. The question (with picture) I posted March 16 has now definitely been answered. This picture is taken at the same place. The reeds more or less form an island in this large pond. Now it's waiting for the juvies to arrive ...
  20. Building a nest ????

    Building a nest ????

    Couple of weeks ago I posted a pic of 2 Grebes treating each other ... Yesterday afternoon (sun was out - can you believe it?) I went for a walk, and spotted these two at almost the same place. Are they building a nest right over there, or just foraging ...what do you reckon? Taken at a local...
  21. Great Crested Grebe and dinner!

    Great Crested Grebe and dinner!

    Taken at Paxton Pits nature reserve, this Grebe 'went large' to use a fast food saying. Yes it did finally eat the Tench, but it took a while!
  22. Let's be mates!

    Let's be mates!

    Lovely scene yesterday afternoon with these two Great Crested Grebes showing their courtship behaviour!
  23. Great Crested Grebe Courtship

    Great Crested Grebe Courtship

    Taken on Paxton Pits on 24th February 2008 with a Nikon D200 and Sigma 500mm f4.
  24. Grebe

    Grebe

    they're all going colourful now after their winter at the coast. taken on ibsley water at blashford
  25. Crying out loud ...

    Crying out loud ...

    Taken just a sec after a short but heavy fight between two males ... this one was the winner!
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