Outdoor Ontario

Photography => Ontario Birds => Topic started by: MEGHAN on June 07, 2011, 09:40:05 AM

Title: Nest Building
Post by: MEGHAN on June 07, 2011, 09:40:05 AM

Here are some shots of the male Red-Necked Grebe gathering nesting material
I definitely picked the wrong time of day to go down there. At the time I was more into the possitioning of the sun for optimal suntanning, not photographing.
I'll have to venture down there when the light is not so harsh.
These Grebes have 1 egg down from 3, but everyone is crossing their fingers that this will be a successful year.

Meghan


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Post by: ravynne40 on June 08, 2011, 09:50:34 AM

Great shots Meghan the last one is neat with the stick LOL looks like he wants to play fetch!

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Post by: steve rossi on June 08, 2011, 08:46:42 PM

Hopefully they have better luck this year.

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Post by: ravynne40 on June 08, 2011, 09:28:14 PM

I went there this morning to check it out
one of the nests (the one I took pictures of on Sunday is gone) although there is a nest with an egg on it (white) but it was more west of where the grebe's nest was

now there is a second nest that I spotted and the Grebe was sitting on it...the Grebe Saga continues...keep ye fingers crossed!