2505_0621 Red-necked Grebe
Finally!
This has been my nemesis grebe for many years: occasional shots, nothing as close or detailed as I would like.
Finally I found one in my area - an uncommon occurrence - and was able to slip down a rocky embankment while it dived, to be sitting at the water's edge when it surfaced. The mid-morning light was a little harsh. But there it was, almost full-frame, so I'm not complaining. The Cornell Lab website shows this bird as nonexistent in my area - not even along its migration route.
But there it was.
Because the sun was so high, of my 200 frames (approximately) only a dozen had a catch light in the eye. So it goes. (I don't add artificial, digital catch lights. It's easily done; no one would know they were fake. Except me.)
Photographed at Huff Lake, near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.
2505_0621 Red-necked Grebe
Finally!
This has been my nemesis grebe for many years: occasional shots, nothing as close or detailed as I would like.
Finally I found one in my area - an uncommon occurrence - and was able to slip down a rocky embankment while it dived, to be sitting at the water's edge when it surfaced. The mid-morning light was a little harsh. But there it was, almost full-frame, so I'm not complaining. The Cornell Lab website shows this bird as nonexistent in my area - not even along its migration route.
But there it was.
Because the sun was so high, of my 200 frames (approximately) only a dozen had a catch light in the eye. So it goes. (I don't add artificial, digital catch lights. It's easily done; no one would know they were fake. Except me.)
Photographed at Huff Lake, near Val Marie, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2025 James R. Page - all rights reserved.