Podiceps cristatus (Grebe)

Podiceps cristatus (Grebe)

Written by Webmaster Friday, 10 June 2011 21:30

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Podiceps cristatus (Grebe)

We have often admired these birds from a distance; they live in Sale water park. Though the park attracts a lot of visitors the grebes keep their distance. Once they perceive you approaching they gently move towards the middle of the lake thus becoming inaccessible (except of course if one has an exotic tele of some considerable significance). 

We have noticed two pairs and have been waiting for a while for them to mate. This year we have been lucky. Both pairs nested and laid eggs. Patiently waiting under cover to get some photos of the nest and eggs we managed to get some close up photos of the parent birds too. The first and third photo show the female, the rest show the male.

Photos by Marina Parha and George J. Reclos

Shooting Data:

1. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8GII ED N + Nikon AF-S Teleconverter TC-20E III 2x
Sensitivity: ISO 320
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/800 - f/5.6, Aperture priority
Flash: none
Image: NEF, edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.

2. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8GII ED N
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/500 - f/5.6, Aperture priority
Flash: none
Image: NEF, edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.

3. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8GII ED N 
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 - f/5.6, Aperture priority
Flash: none
Image: NEF, edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.

4. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8GII ED N 
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/640 - f/8, Aperture priority
Flash: none
Image: NEF, edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.

5. Camera: Nikon D300
Lens: Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8GII ED N 
Sensitivity: ISO 200
Shutter speed - aperture: 1/500 - f/8, Aperture priority
Flash: none
Image: NEF, edited in Photoshop CS4, levels adjusted, sharpening added, saved as JPEG and resized.

 

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