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Great-crested Grebe
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Great-crested Grebe

by Oscar Dewhurst

Gallery: Regional: UKNPPosted February 14, 2011130 views15 comments
I saw this when it was into the light, so ran round the other side of it, by which time it had caught a fish!

Nikon D300s
Nikon 200-400mm at 400
Handheld
F4
1/1250s
ISO 250

Oscar :wavey:

Comments

15 comments
Comment posted by Phil Ellard on February 14, 2011 at 4:17 PM
Well captured showing interesting behaviour, lovely and sharp. nice one Oscar :toast:
Registered on December 17, 2010, 60 Posts, 634 Comments
Comment posted by Rene de Heer on February 14, 2011 at 4:22 PM
Very nice, well exposed and a good position in the frame.
Rene de Heer
Registered on November 15, 2003, 31 Posts, 215 Comments
Comment posted by John Robinson on February 14, 2011 at 4:29 PM
Good one Oscar !
I,ve done Grebes many times but never got one with a fish.
Cheers
John
Registered on March 2, 2008, 535 Posts, 2453 Comments
Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 14, 2011 at 4:56 PM
Thanks :smile:
John - at the London Wetland Centre, there are a good few of them and they usually fish the same places

Oscar :wavey:
Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments
Comment posted by Karen Summers on February 14, 2011 at 5:24 PM
Great to get one with a fish well caught
Registered on December 3, 2009, 83 Posts, 818 Comments
Comment posted by Mark Davies on February 14, 2011 at 5:25 PM
A nice capture ,,, not sure about the perch though ,,, I'll get my coat...
Registered on February 3, 2009, 21 Posts, 327 Comments
Comment posted by David Sewell on February 14, 2011 at 5:48 PM
Nice one, Oscar, but did the bird manage to swallow it?

David
Registered on September 10, 2008, 63 Posts, 801 Comments
Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 14, 2011 at 6:12 PM
Yes David it did - the ones at the LWT have taken some huge ones before that take a couple of minutes to get down, and you can see the bulge in their neck!


Oscar :wavey:
Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments
Comment posted by Craig Jones on February 15, 2011 at 1:10 PM
Great behaviour captured, I may have lay down to obtain a slightly lower point of view. Composition is spot on :wink: :wink: :wavey:
Registered on January 31, 2009, 67 Posts, 316 Comments
Comment posted by Oscar Dewhurst on February 15, 2011 at 1:55 PM
Thanks

Craig, unfortunately I could not go any lower as otherwise the shot would have been obscured by reeds.

Oscar :wavey:
Registered on August 6, 2009, 85 Posts, 502 Comments
Comment posted by rosemary green on February 15, 2011 at 3:17 PM
Nice one, Oscar! Love that so much of the red gills and fins are showing.(Glad to see you're taking a break from revision!!)
Registered on December 11, 2010, 0 Posts, 50 Comments
Comment posted by Iain Tookey on February 16, 2011 at 1:29 PM
That's a lovely Grebe shot, and all the better with the unfortunate fish!

:toast:
Registered on November 20, 2008, 3 Posts, 17 Comments
Comment posted by Andy Shepherd on February 16, 2011 at 4:13 PM

Cracking shot Oscar, I'd be well pleased to have this on file.

Andy...
Registered on September 24, 2006, 123 Posts, 1254 Comments
Comment posted by Robert Lawrence on February 17, 2011 at 1:57 PM
Great to see a bird doing something. Well caught and top marks for taking the effort to move your viewpoint. The end result certainly justifies it.
Registered on February 13, 2008, 3 Posts, 163 Comments
Comment posted by Geoffrey Baker on February 17, 2011 at 6:45 PM
A great capture Oscar :smile:
I hope it didn't choke on that big fish :wink:

Geoff.
Registered on August 20, 2010, 192 Posts, 980 Comments