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Pied Billed Grebe Juvenile

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Posted by Daniel Loomis on March 20, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Pied Billed Grebe Juvenile
Juvenile Pied Bill Grebe from Village Creek Sludge Lagoons in FTW.
Mother was close by keeping an eye on junior.

40D
100-400@400
f/11
1/800s
ISO400
cropped to about 40% of FF
Posted by Larry Fischer on March 20, 2010 at 10:11 AM
I like the wet feather detail on the breast area. The white around the eye is intersting, also.
Great detail in this photo.
the fisch
Posted by Charles Mills on March 20, 2010 at 2:06 PM
A nicely detailed image to be sure but the black throat and ring on bill make the bird a breeding adult.
Posted by Daniel Loomis on March 20, 2010 at 5:10 PM
Charles - thanks for the correction. I mistook the other, larger individual that was swimming in company with this one as an adult and this smaller one as offspring.
Posted by Rob Graham on March 21, 2010 at 7:58 PM
Nicely done. Here is a juvenile for comparison; taken in mid August 2007. No chance that year for breeding adults because Cheyenne Bottoms was completely flooded and impassable in most areas until August.