Saturday, December 7, 2019

Pied-billed Grebe






I have never seen Pied-billed grebes at Bear river but last October I met one of them. Luckily, this grebe didn't disappear in the water for a long time. 

These birds have a nickname "hell divers" for their long dives. Pied-billed grebes are nocturnal migrant birds.  You don't see them often in flight but they can easily reach Hawaii and Europe.






10 comments:

  1. A very sweet look.
    Valuable photos.

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  2. My recollection of "hell divers" from my days as a young hunter was their acute shyness and/or sensitivity to danger. Not only would they go under in a heartbeat, but in open water would not resurface until usually a very long distance from the point of the actual dive. I would "classify" them as entertaining to watch. I can recall seeing them only alone or as a pair, never in a flock.

    You do have a superb lens, Kaya. These photographs are terrific.

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  3. Estupendos disparos, Kaya, bonitas fotos, los reflejos en el agua las hacen muy atrayente.

    Saludos.

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  4. Con este buzos del infiernote has, y nos has regalado dos fantásticas fotos.
    Son bellísimas Kaya.
    Te deseo buena noche.
    Un abrazo

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  5. Muy buenas imagenes, amiga... Me encanta la calidez del color de las aguas
    Un abrazo

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  6. such good photos - I've seen grebes at our lake that look like this.

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  7. Siento mucha serenidad , mirando esas imágenes. me gusta el tono de las aguas y los reflejos en ellas.

    Besos

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  8. aww...amazing, Pied-billed grebes may reach Europe....

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  9. Dos buenos retratos de este ave a los que además has dotado de un contexto muy agradable gracias a los reflejos, las tonalidades y el movimiento del agua.
    Un abrazo,

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