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1\/2500, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS\u00a0USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n Western Grebe parents share the duties of back-brooding their chicks and it’s quite a demanding chore when you consider the fact that the “free” adult is usually busy fishing to feed his\/her family. By the time they reach this age they’re\u00a0a big load\u00a0to bear. At this point there\u2019s not enough room on board\u00a0for even three chicks and sometimes there\u2019s four of them.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/2000, f\/7.1, ISO 500, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS\u00a0USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n So when one of the parents has had enough brooding for the\u00a0moment it \u201cdumps\u201d the chicks by doing a wing flap.\u00a0The combination of the raised body position and the flapping of the wings\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS\u00a0USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n dislodges the chicks and they go sliding down the back of the parent\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \u00a01\/1600, f\/7.1, ISO 400,\u00a0 Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS\u00a0USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n and into the drink. This is usually done with the other parent nearby and the chicks then go scurrying to climb aboard the second parent while the first adult gets a much-needed break from babysitting.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0Here\u2019s another example of the same behavior from a different angle.\u00a0 This time there\u2019s only one chick and it tries mightily to hang on\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n 1\/3200, f\/6.3, ISO 400, Canon 7D, Canon EF 500mm f\/4L IS II USM + EF 1.4 III Extender, not baited, set up or called in<\/em><\/p>\n \u00a0but it too\u2026<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n![\"western-grebe-6607\"](\"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/western-grebe-6607.jpg\" "\\"western-grebe-6607-ron")
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