Black Necked Grebes, Nottinghamshire. DSC_4671.jpg
Courtship dance. This didn't involve the anticipated rush together from distant positions, What I assume to be the female emerged from the water in this upright stance facing away from the male which responded by emerging a short distance away and moving towards her in the same upright position as she continued to face away. Once the male was directly behind her, she turned and they stood treading water and facing each other nodding and head turning, eventually slowly dropping down into a facing horizontal position.
Thought I had the 1.4 converter on the lens yesterday as the birds are quite distant and that was my intention. Just noticed in posting these shots I must have left it on the 300mm lens after a trip out the previous evening. Never even realised. Doh!
Thanks for the faves and comments. Appreciated.
Black Necked Grebes, Nottinghamshire. DSC_4671.jpg
Courtship dance. This didn't involve the anticipated rush together from distant positions, What I assume to be the female emerged from the water in this upright stance facing away from the male which responded by emerging a short distance away and moving towards her in the same upright position as she continued to face away. Once the male was directly behind her, she turned and they stood treading water and facing each other nodding and head turning, eventually slowly dropping down into a facing horizontal position.
Thought I had the 1.4 converter on the lens yesterday as the birds are quite distant and that was my intention. Just noticed in posting these shots I must have left it on the 300mm lens after a trip out the previous evening. Never even realised. Doh!
Thanks for the faves and comments. Appreciated.