{"id":12105,"date":"2013-02-01T07:15:57","date_gmt":"2013-02-01T14:15:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=12105"},"modified":"2013-02-01T07:15:57","modified_gmt":"2013-02-01T14:15:57","slug":"western-grebe-fish-delivery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/02\/01\/western-grebe-fish-delivery\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Grebe Fish Delivery"},"content":{"rendered":"

Temperatures are finally warming a bit here in northern Utah but the world is outside is still monotonously white.\u00a0\u00a0 Yesterday morning I measured 22 1\/2″ of snow on the north end of Antelope Island, indicating that\u00a0our bleak and\u00a0largely featureless landscape will remain the same for the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

So this morning I needed a break and decided to post an image (taken this past June at Bear River MBR) that would remind me that spring is somewhere out there on the distant\u00a0horizon.<\/p>\n

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\u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Western Grebes are devoted parents to their incessantly hungry and noisy chicks.\u00a0 The male and female take turns with their parental duties – one will back brood the youngsters while the other delivers fish and then they alternate responsibilities.\u00a0 Here the female (smaller than the male, with a shorter, thinner bill – thus sexual dimorphism)\u00a0has caught a small fish and is delivering it to the male.\u00a0 Usually the parent receiving the fish will give it to the chick, as happened here.<\/p>\n

As I’m sure is obvious, I’m very much looking forward to watching and photographing springtime bird activities once again.\u00a0 It’s going to be a very long 2-3 months…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Temperatures are finally warming a bit here in northern Utah but the world is outside is still monotonously white.\u00a0\u00a0 Yesterday morning I measured 22 1\/2″ of snow on the north end of Antelope Island, indicating that\u00a0our bleak and\u00a0largely featureless landscape will remain the same for the foreseeable future. So this morning I needed a break and decided to post an image (taken this past June at Bear River MBR) that would remind me that spring is somewhere out there on the distant\u00a0horizon.   \u00a01\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 640, 500 f\/4, 1.4 tc, natural light Western Grebes are devoted parents to their incessantly hungry and noisy chicks.\u00a0 The male and female take turns with their parental duties – one will back brood the youngsters while the other delivers fish and then they alternate responsibilities.\u00a0 Here the female (smaller than the male, with a shorter, thinner bill – thus sexual dimorphism)\u00a0has caught a small fish and is delivering it to the male.\u00a0 Usually the parent receiving the fish will give it to the chick, as happened here. As I’m sure is obvious, I’m very much looking forward to watching and photographing springtime bird activities once again.\u00a0 It’s going to be a very long 2-3 months… Ron<\/p>\n

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