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1\/1250, f\/8, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM +1.4, not baited, set up or called in<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n This Clark’s Grebe had a single chick riding up top.\u00a0 Look carefully and you’ll notice that it’s almost too big for the “boat” as its heavy rear end is\u00a0threatening to drag it back into the water.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/3200, f\/7.1, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF500mm f\/4L IS USM, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n This Western Grebe had two bright-eyed youngsters on board and they\u00a0were considerably younger than the Clark’s chick.\u00a0\u00a0Both images were taken in recent summers at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.<\/p>\n Some folks may be interested in noting the relatively subtle differences between the two\u00a0closely related\u00a0species.\u00a0 Western Grebes are distinguished from Clark’s by their yellowish-green bill (more orange in Clark’s) and the\u00a0black crown extends down below the eyes in the Western while it does not in Clark’s.\u00a0 Clark’s also tends to have more white on the wings and flanks.\u00a0 I’ve pointed out these differences in an earlier post but thought it was worthy of noting again.<\/p>\n Update on blog problems:\u00a0 a few readers have notified me that they have been blocked from accessing my blog.\u00a0 Technicians have blocked some IP addresses from certain countries because of massive attacks on our server from those areas\u00a0but some of those blocks have now been lifted and others\u00a0should be lifted today.\u00a0 If anyone continues to have problems please notify me via “contact me” at the top of this page and I will deal with it.\u00a0 Very sorry for the inconvenience!<\/em><\/p>\n Ron<\/p>\n PS –\u00a0 I’ve had an ear worm related to my title for\u00a0the entire time I’ve been working on this post so I thought I’d “share the joy” with others who may be old enough to remember and dare to click\u00a0on the link<\/a>…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" There’s just something about back-brooding birds that appeals to the human eye and heart. <\/p>\n![\"western](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/western-grebe-6690-ron-dudley.jpg\")
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