Great Crested Grebe (on nest) by GiMi53

Photography • Animals • posted on Jul 21, 2011

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Description

The Great Crested Grebe, Podiceps cristatus, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. Like all grebes, it nests on the water's edge, since its legs are set relatively far back and it is thus unable to walk very well. Le Grèbe huppé (Podiceps cristatus) est une espèce d'oiseau aquatique de la famille des Podicipédidés. C'est le plus grand de tous les grèbes. Le nid est généralement un radeau fait de plantes aquatiques, algues et roseaux, rasant la surface de l'eau. Ce nid, reposant sur le fond du plan d'eau, ou flottant et amarré à la végétation, est en général assez peu profond. Thank you very much for your comments on my previous upload:

"Sand Martin"

Comments (14)

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Feliciti

12:29PM | Thu, 21 July 2011

looks so beautiful this!!! excellent captured too !!

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rocserum

1:08PM | Thu, 21 July 2011

I've seen them in a documaintery doing a mating dance! wonderful bird! great capture! RS

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jayfar

1:17PM | Thu, 21 July 2011

This is a very good capture of this grebe.

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PatGoltz

2:11PM | Thu, 21 July 2011

Wonderful picture! I'll pay you back with a grebe. ;)

alanwilliams

3:16PM | Thu, 21 July 2011

beautiful bird with a fascinating and most unusual courtship dance

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mariogiannecchini

3:42PM | Thu, 21 July 2011

Very good capture !

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Isabelle711

5:38PM | Thu, 21 July 2011

Gorgeous bird. :)))) Excellent capture. :)))) Extra nice in details. :)))) Thank you for the info on this beauty, and thank you ever so much for sharing all the beauty you see. :))) Carry A Smile In Your Heart :))))

whaleman

3:10AM | Fri, 22 July 2011

Very pretty bird! Our varieties of Grebes are quite different.

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GiMi53

4:15AM | Fri, 22 July 2011

As announced (see comment above), my new photographer friend Pat uploaded today another kind of grebe for me:
"Pied-billed Grebe" Thank you Pat for this kind dedi ! :~)