{"id":139538,"date":"2023-07-17T05:59:31","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T11:59:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=139538"},"modified":"2023-07-17T07:04:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T13:04:46","slug":"more-western-and-clarks-grebes-back-brooding-babies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2023\/07\/17\/more-western-and-clarks-grebes-back-brooding-babies\/","title":{"rendered":"More Western And Clark’s Grebes Back-brooding Babies"},"content":{"rendered":"

Young grebe chicks are nearly always entertaining, for the viewer and for themselves.<\/p>\n

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1\/400, f\/29, ISO 800, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I found this Clark’s Grebe plus chick ‘surfing’ in the fast-flowing water just downstream from a bridge at Bear River MBR, which explains the turbulence in the water. The photo is unique in my portfolio because of the large bubble between the adult and the youngster. Because of the turbulence there were quite a few bubbles on the water, some of them quite large, so neither bird paid this one any attention. It sure caught my eye though, just because it’s different.<\/p>\n

Yes, this is another photo I took before I noticed that my Canon R5 had gone wonky on me and set the aperture wherever it liked.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

Grebe legs are attached to their body at the rear so they sometimes serve as a riding platform for young chicks. The Western Grebe chick on the left apparently liked it back there because it stayed there for a very long time. I had a devil of a time getting light in the eye of both youngsters but when the one on the left looked forward at its sibling, it happened. It’s subtle but it’s there.<\/p>\n

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1\/5000, f\/6.3, ISO 500, Canon R5, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n

I took many photos of this Clark’s Grebe family group and I was chuckling the entire time. Initially the adult female on the right was swimming far out of frame to the left as she tried to catch up with her mate. Eventually she did and then she passed him, which is when this photo was taken.<\/p>\n

The chicks were watching each other during the entire process, as if they were cheering on their respective “taxis” in a race, so for a long time I could only see the back of the head of the youngster on the right. When this photo was taken I could finally see that chick’s eye. I didn’t get light in its eye but in this instance I think that’s less important than catching them staring each other down, which I really like.<\/p>\n

I could photograph grebe chicks all day long and be loving every minute of it.<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

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Young grebe chicks are nearly always entertaining, for the viewer and for themselves. (3 photos)<\/p>\n

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