During our recent trip to Lake Garda I was fortunate early one morning to witness a pair of Great Crested Grebes facing up to one another as a precursor to their elaborate full courtship display. Unfortunately they then swam away and dived out of view.
All these shots are cropped. (ISO200; f11; 1/400 @ 300mm and handheld using the 70-300 lens).
Linking to Saturday's Critters.
HI Frank Well at least you got some great shots but it would have been lovely for you to see them displaying.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful sequence!!!.. Congrats
ReplyDeleteAna. Thanks very much. It was fun to watch in pleasant sunshine.
DeleteGreat to see them starting their display of love.
ReplyDeleteahahah))) almost ITgirls of bird-world ))) those hair-dos)))) great
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Great shots of a super looking bird! Would love to see one in person some day!!
ReplyDeleteFabulous shots! They are beautiful. :)
ReplyDeleteIt's a shame that you didn't get the full display Frank, but you did get some lovely shots of these cracking birds...[;o)
ReplyDeleteTrevor, I think I got distracted by something else passing by!!
DeleteLovely photos. I enjoy watching the Great Crested Grebes displaying at my local loch. Saw several pairs this year. Fascinating to watch. A beautiful bird.
ReplyDeleteOutstanding captures! WOW!
ReplyDeleteWow! Those are amazing! I love their "ruffs"!
ReplyDeleteGood morning Frank, great shots of these extraordinary grebes. I also love your header shot of that sweet little bird.
ReplyDeleteWow ! They are gorgeous !!!
ReplyDeleteGreat photos !!
How exciting! Great shots of the Great Crested Grebes. Happy Critter Day!
ReplyDeleteThese are such elegant birds. Beautiful captures Frank and I really like the reflections too.
ReplyDeleteI tried to take shots like these the other day but the birds was not close enough and I had backlight. :( Love your. :)
ReplyDeleteGorgeous photos of these beautiful birds. I love watching them.
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your lovely comments. I still have a few more images of this species if you're not bored!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots. I would also be just happy to see these, since I haven't seen one before. Hopefully in the near future.
ReplyDeleteHi here too, Frank!
ReplyDeleteYou got some beautiful photos of the grebe here.
They are quite fun to look at when they play like this!
Thanks for your comment! /Pia
Awesome shots of the Grebes! I would love to see this bird in person.. I am catching up after being away, thank you for linking up to my critter party.. Have a happy day!
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