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Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: gary yankech on March 27, 2016, 09:12:55 AM

Title: Three Grebe day.....
Post by: gary yankech on March 27, 2016, 09:12:55 AM

Went out west yesterday to see the Western Grebe. The grebe was too far out to grab even a photo but, with my scope, I did see it. At Bronte Harbour, saw Red-necked grebes and a Horned Grebe.

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1691/25966885652_6b2ec74a8a_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FyB5r3)Horned Grebe (https://flic.kr/p/FyB5r3) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1525/25966888052_760ecee638_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FyB69q)Horned Grebe (https://flic.kr/p/FyB69q) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1525/25456849603_43d85999e5_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/EMx1u4)Horned Grebe (https://flic.kr/p/EMx1u4) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

and a Red-breasted Merganser....

(https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1575/25993081411_d5832681b6_c.jpg) (https://flic.kr/p/FAVkw4)Red-breasted Merganser (https://flic.kr/p/FAVkw4) by Yankech gary (https://www.flickr.com/photos/49663413@N08/), on Flickr

Title: Re: Three Grebe day.....
Post by: JW Mills on March 27, 2016, 09:19:20 AM

How can you tell that the Horned Grebe  is a female?
BTW we were at Saddington yesterday and saw the Western Grebe. We saw Horned and Red-necked there as well.

Title: Re: Three Grebe day.....
Post by: gary yankech on March 27, 2016, 03:47:09 PM

Well,....actually I don't think you can, at least not from a photo. I mistakenly labelled as a female but it should be a non-breeding.  I've need to made that change so others are not misled, thanks, JW.

Quote from: "JW Mills"

How can you tell that the Horned Grebe  is a female?
BTW we were at Saddington yesterday and saw the Western Grebe. We saw Horned and Red-necked there as well.