Posts Tagged: crested grebe
Great crested grebe on the hunt
I came across the Surfsee (surf lake) through a local Facebook photo group. II have no idea why it’s called that, because I can’t imagine surfing there. All sorts of birds seemed to be there and even an eagle had appeared. Thanks to Paolo I found the lake, with no eagle, but with lots of people and quite a few animals. Among them was this great crested grebe with its begging offspring. They weren’t difficult to find, because the little one was begging loudly – it was more difficult to get a good photo of the two and I was a bit clumsy that day, which was also due to the lack of time, and scared them away. It’s been a good three weeks now and I hope I can get back to the surf lake soon – then I’ll get in touch with you, Paolo.
great crested grebe
The second time this year that we attended a Landal Park in the Netherlands. This time it is Esonstad, which is right beside the national park Lauwersmeer – a huge inland lake that once was derived from the north sea. We had been here before, almost ten years ago, in winter and I could only imagine what its fauna and flora will look in early summer. The resort is not only a place for families with kids – it is also a habitat for a big range of birds living in all the “Krachten” (water channels that run through the park and between the houses).
Here we got a creseted grebe. When the kids finally had gone to bed it was the ususal 10 minutes too late and the sun had already sunk behind the dike, so high ISO and a coupld of shots it was to get this picture. I had to go knee deep into the sea to get close enouth to it. Like the outcome as the water is almost white and nicely washes off after the subject.