Western Grebe & GBH

hersh86hersh86 Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
edited October 21, 2010 in Wildlife
Took these photos while at work today, did not relize untill i got home that the grebe had tar on him. :( Hope you like, C&C welcome.

#1 Clark's Grebe
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#2 Clark'se Head On
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#3 Clark's Grebe attempting to walk
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#4 Clark's Grebe - I know his head is really close to the top :(, but wanted to show how clumsily these guys are out of water.
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#5 Great Blue Heron
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#6 Great Blue Heron
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#7 Great Blue Heron - Wish his wing was not so close to the bottom :(
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  • jwearjwear Registered Users Posts: 8,013 Major grins
    edited October 13, 2010
    does this happen a lot up there ? I do not think the grebe will make it :cry
    #6 you did very well having the background go away thumb.gif
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  • LindiweLindiwe Registered Users Posts: 606 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    I love the first two pictures of the grebe, although they make me incredibly sad for that beautiful bird.
    Thanks for sharing!
  • hersh86hersh86 Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    jwear wrote: »
    does this happen a lot up there ? I do not think the grebe will make it :cry
    #6 you did very well having the background go away thumb.gif

    Thanks,
    We have natural oil seepage around here. I usually don't find tar covered birds, this is the first one I've seen down here. As for #6 it was foggy this morning making it easer to shoot with the busy background as it kinda muted it :D
    Lindiwe wrote: »
    I love the first two pictures of the grebe, although they make me incredibly sad for that beautiful bird.
    Thanks for sharing!

    Thanks,
    It is sad, I was kinda wondering why this bird was out of the water since you never see them out of the water. I finally got my answer after watching this one try and walk back to the water. The poor thing fell at ever step he took.
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  • jackiejayjackiejay Registered Users Posts: 714 Major grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    Oh thats so sad such a beautiful bird you took a nice set of pics.
  • hersh86hersh86 Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited October 14, 2010
    jackiejay wrote: »
    Oh thats so sad such a beautiful bird you took a nice set of pics.

    Thanks :D
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  • AllenAllen Registered Users Posts: 10,013 Major grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Bright yellow bill, white around eyes, I believe these are Clark's Grebe.

    I love No. 2. best, shows attitude.
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  • hersh86hersh86 Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited October 15, 2010
    Allen wrote: »
    Bright yellow bill, white around eyes, I believe these are Clark's Grebe.

    I love No. 2. best, shows attitude.

    Oh? Hummm I've always heard people around here call them western grebes but who knows about what they know. How ever when i look at photos of the two the Western grebe has a yellow beak with black around the eyes where as the Clarks has a yellow beak with white around the eyes. So ya are right thanks for the correction :D.

    Thanks :D
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  • HarrybHarryb Registered Users, Retired Mod Posts: 22,708 Major grins
    edited October 17, 2010
    A set of very good images. I love the western grebe, I wish we had some of them in myh neck of the woods. On the first two captures you mibht try to recrop them. There's a bit too much sky above their heads.

    Nice work Erika.
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  • hersh86hersh86 Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited October 18, 2010
    Harryb wrote: »
    A set of very good images. I love the western grebe, I wish we had some of them in myh neck of the woods. On the first two captures you mibht try to recrop them. There's a bit too much sky above their heads.

    Nice work Erika.

    Thanks for the tips. Ill try it out and see what the results are :D
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  • Ric GrupeRic Grupe Registered Users Posts: 9,522 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    The last GBH in flight is quite nice. :D
  • Dennis KaczorDennis Kaczor Registered Users Posts: 2,413 Major grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    I have to say that I loved the Grebe images, this is one that I have never captured and would love to see one of these. They are very neat looking.
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  • hersh86hersh86 Registered Users Posts: 28 Big grins
    edited October 21, 2010
    Dennis Kaczor wrote: »
    I have to say that I loved the Grebe images, this is one that I have never captured and would love to see one of these. They are very neat looking.

    Thanks! This is my first time capturing grebes usually they are to far from me to get a decent photo.
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