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Great Crested Grebe

Great Crested Grebe

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Mark Billiau.


Premium (World), region Antwerp, Belgium

Great Crested Grebe

The Great Crested Grebe is a graceful bird that lives in vegetated areas of freshwater lakes.

It’s a strong diver and excellent swimmer, but a bad flyer !
This bird doesn’t like to fly as it must do a lot of efforts to lift its body into the air.
Moreover, if it flies, it's preferably always by night.

It’s really very seldom one can see a flying Great Crested Grebe by daylight.
The bird in my picture attempted to depart (in daylight, yes !) but gave up after a few efforts.

In summer, this bird is adorned with beautiful reddish-orange head plumes with black tips.
In the United Kingdom, this species was hunted almost to extinction during Victorian times in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments !

Dutch name : Fuut
German name : Haubentaucher
Latin name : Podiceps cristatus

Shot was made out of this hut

Bird spotting hut
Bird spotting hut
Mark Billiau.

Comentarios 45

  • jane B 28/08/2014 18:47

    Excellent mit den Flügeln ...
    Bravo
    jane
  • aline64 19/08/2014 20:29

    joli moment capté pour ce grèbe, bravo
    amicalement
  • H. Friedrich 18/08/2014 19:51

    Sieht so aus, als ob der Haubentaucher sich extra für Dich in Positur stellt, ein bezauberndes Bild von diesem hübschen Wasservogel.
    VG Heidrun
  • Sinnombre 16/08/2014 13:41

    Troz Bewegung ist das Bild gestochen scharf-ein Traum von jedem Hobbyfotografen solch ein Bild!!
    L.G.Carva
  • Nordeifeler 15/08/2014 23:39

    Ein tolles Foto ist dir hier vom Haubentaucher gelungen,ein Klasse Foto..
    Grüße Kai..
  • Nordeifeler 06/08/2014 20:26

    Einfach Klasse!! Den richtigen Moment abgepasst..Sehr gut gelungen Mark..Tolles Foto..
    Grüße Kai...
  • de ceulaer 24/07/2014 12:04

    WONDERFUL SHOT !
    br
  • Claudio Oldrini 24/07/2014 11:03

    Beautiful shot!
    Claudio
  • The beauty of nature 11/07/2014 20:08

    Ein schönes Bild vom Haubentaucher. Total niedlich!

    Liebe Grüße
    Helene
  • Ute mit Diddi 10/07/2014 18:42

    Eine wunderschöne Pose dieser tollen Ente. Hier stimmt einfach alles!!!
    LG Ute
  • Mirjam Burer 03/07/2014 17:56

    a most wonderful pose caught here Mark, must have been hard light then, great colours as well and I always love your explanations...
    lg, Mirjam
  • carinart 03/07/2014 17:06

    Eine tolle Landung, im richtigen Moment festgehalten!
    L.G. Karin
  • Lawson McCulloch 02/07/2014 20:38

    A very lovely shot of a very beautiful bird that I have only seen in it's winter appearance.
    best wishes,
    Lawson
  • TeresaM 02/07/2014 18:27

    Magnifique capture dans cette lumière !!
    Une belle vision de ce déploiement d'ailes, Mark.
    Amitiés,
  • Claudio Oldrini 02/07/2014 11:53

    Beautiful shot!
    Claudio