Sunday 19 June 2016

Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebes have been in fine breeding plumage recently. Pairs have been displaying and others sat on eggs in the nest. They can look a little pale and bland in the winter months, but at this time of year, they really put on their glad rags.
With super black plumes on either side of the head and puffed out neck feathers, it really is a quite striking bird.



29 comments:

  1. I've never seen this bird - such an unusual topknot!
    Thanks for sharing at https://image-in-ing.blogspot.com/2016/06/drip-drip-drip.html

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  2. Surely one of the most attractive of all the grebes. It's always high on the wish list of North American birders making their first foray into Europe.

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  3. Hi Adam, I agree with David above: one of the most beautiful grebes. I would also love to see this bird. Have a great day. Greetings Jo

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  4. hello, it is a beautiful Grebe. Great shots! Happy Monday, enjoy your new week ahead!

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  5. Great photos of the Grebe on that beautiful blue water.

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  6. Beautiful Grebe! Do they carry their babies the way their plainer cousins do? I saw that once and fell in love!

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  7. Great shots - and its a bird I can see here as well. One of just a few.

    Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

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  8. Definitely spruced up for today's outing.

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  9. Dressed to impress... beautifully captured!

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  10. Hi Y'all!

    Fantastic photos. Love the birds when they don their "glad rags".

    Y'all come on by,
    Hawk aka BrownDog

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  11. One of my all time favourite water birds :) #AnimalTales

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  12. Lovley photos .We have that bird in our summerplace too

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  13. I have seen a few of these in Finland too. Great photos.

    R. Täysin arkista

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  14. two lovely shots of the Great Crested Grebe.

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  15. What a glorious crown.
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  16. Lovely shots of the Grebes, love their hair do!!:)

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  17. In the large family of grebes, Great Crested Grebes take a lot of beating in the good-looking stakes. Maybe the slav only is more attractive?

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  18. That is a perfect name for this bird! Thank you for sharing these shots.

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  19. it's head doesn't look like it's naturally part of its body

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  20. I love grebes and this one is really nice looking Adam...Michelle

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  21. Handsome birds! Always a favorite to see.

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