{"id":155264,"date":"2024-03-11T06:14:14","date_gmt":"2024-03-11T12:14:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=155264"},"modified":"2024-03-11T08:08:41","modified_gmt":"2024-03-11T14:08:41","slug":"pied-billed-grebe-a-unique-diving-technique","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2024\/03\/11\/pied-billed-grebe-a-unique-diving-technique\/","title":{"rendered":"Pied-billed Grebe – A Unique Diving Technique"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em>Occasionally I rerun a favorite older post. This one was originally published over eight years ago. For this version I’ve changed the title, edited the text, tweaked the formatting and deleted one photo that was irrelevant to the subject at hand.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Yesterday at Farmington Bay WMA I photographed a Pied-billed Grebe using what may be the most interesting diving technique out of the seven distinctly different diving techniques they’re known to employ. This one is called “gradual sinking”.<\/p>\n<p>I’ve photographed it before but this time I was close, I had excellent detail and the bird was broadside to me, which is the best shooting angle for demonstrating the unique aspects of the dive.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34905\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848823","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0003125","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0800 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34905 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0800 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0800-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">By the time I was able to acquire focus on the bird “he’ had already begun to dive. When they do this they’re usually spooked by something and at first I didn’t know what it was.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34906\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848823","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0003125","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0801 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34906 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0801 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0801-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p>But it soon became apparent that his attention was focused on my pickup so I believe it was little ol’ me that made him nervous. Probably because I was so close.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34907\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848823","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0003125","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0802 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34907 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0802 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0802-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">He held this position for a moment as he watched me but soon…<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34908\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848823","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0804 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34908 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0804 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0804-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">he once again began to sink. From the water welling up on both sides of the bird we can see that he’s now using his legs and feet to propel himself straight down. His legs, feet and especially his hips must be almost unbelievably flexible.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34909\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848823","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0805 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34909 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0805 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0805-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">In my experience they always turn their head forward again just before their head goes under the surface (a minor observation but it’s something I’ve noticed).<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34910\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848823","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0806 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34910 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0806 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0806-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Close observation of the water ripples around his head shows that there is absolutely no forward movement during this process. The bird is propelling himself straight down.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34911\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848824","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0809 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34911 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0809 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0809-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">As always, the last body part to disappear was the tip of his cute little tail.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"34912\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2015\/10\/27\/another-look-at-a-gradual-sinking-grebe\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"900,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{"aperture":"6.3","credit":"Ron Dudley","camera":"Canon EOS 7D Mark II","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1445848824","copyright":"","focal_length":"700","iso":"800","shutter_speed":"0.0004","title":"","orientation":"1"}\" data-image-title=\"pied-billed grebe 0810 ron dudley\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-34912 size-full\" title=\"pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley\" src=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley.jpg\" alt=\"pied-billed grebe 0810 ron dudley\" width=\"900\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley-300x214.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley-150x107.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-0810-ron-dudley-400x286.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>1\/2500, f\/6.3, ISO 800, Canon 7D Mark II,<\/em> Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + 1.4 tc, not baited, set up or called in<\/p>\n<p>Immediately after he disappeared from the surface, turbulence was the only evidence that he’d been there.<\/p>\n<p>I don’t recall seeing any other bird species use this diving technique, including other grebe species. If you’re aware of any that do, I’d like to hear about it.<\/p>\n<p>Ron<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<p><em>PS – Preparing this post for its rerun brought back many bad memories when I realized the date of the original post, which was October 27, 2015. Later that same evening, my daughter Shannon in Florida fell in her kitchen and suffered a severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) from which she was given no chance to recover. Thankfully the ER doctors were wrong and she did eventually recover, mostly, but our lives were forever changed. <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Be careful out there folks, even when performing mundane daily activities.<\/em><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I’ve photographed this behavior before but never as well as this. 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