10-06-2016, 07:52 AM
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Lake Grebes.
Apologies another thread about the Grebes on the lake.Its now 12 years since i first started photographing these attractive birds. I haven't been down to the lake for a while, but a warm and pleasant day persuaded me to venture out with my gear in a backpack.
The young pair on the small lake have a single youngster and its well on its way to surviving.
And the old codgers on the large lake have at last nested and i was fortunate to pick the right day to watch them.
The nest site, is in an urban environment, you can just see it near the orange float.
The nest itself-is quite tatty they do like to incorporate bits of plastic fishing floats etc for decoration perhaps ?
I set my gear up and i was lucky to see the female adding to the single egg already in the nest, she latter added a third. You can just see the egg beginning too emerge.
I was joined by a renowned and published wildlife photographer, a real old fashioned gentleman. We tend to meet around the same time each year and we are both after a shot of the Grebes running across the water together, we are both still waiting.
My gear on the right, scope which i put my ancient compact against the eyepiece to take a shot, (didgiscoping).
The eggs are regularly tended, and both parents take turns on the nest.
The Female.
The Male.
As always when im sitting other wildlife can be seen around. A few Emerald damselflys about today very tiny insects.
A Great spotted woodpecker flitted above my head, and a Woodmouse dashed across the grass just a few feet away. But the biggest surprise was a movement against the raft that alerted me to a Terrapin trying to emerge from the water to bask in the sun. Some berk must have released it into the lake, a predator that will take fish amphibians and chicks. Hope its caught soon.
10-06-2016, 09:38 AM
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Re: Lake Grebes.
Wonderful Nom, and you're much nicer than Chris Packem, but not as handsome as Martin I'll bet! (no one is)I must try this digiscoping stuff!
How on Earth do you manage to carry all that gear?
I hope you do lots more of these threads, lovely to read a commentary with your wonderful photos!
10-06-2016, 11:26 AM
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Re: Lake Grebes.
Originally Posted by TessA
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Wonderful Nom, and you're much nicer than Chris Packem, but not as handsome as Martin I'll bet! (no one is)I must try this digiscoping stuff!
How on Earth do you manage to carry all that gear?
I hope you do lots more of these threads, lovely to read a commentary with your wonderful photos!
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