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I've been wathing this pied billed grebe on her nest for a bit.. The wait is over ... I think she has 5 of these little guys. Unfortunately there are any number of green and GB herons around. good luck kids.
Taken with 40D, 100-400 plus 2X converter

Photo 2 ... Little guy on the left was checking to see how big his mouth is ...

Photo 3 ... Man are these little guys growing. I shot this photo today (Tues)... the first two on Sun, two days ago.
Mom grebe is constantly swimming around underwater and surfacing to bring little black things to the nest ... I can't tell if it is plant or aquatic animal. The little ones will hear her surface or see her coming and will make a bee line off the nest in her direction ... then return to the nest for a bit of stretching and lounging.
The male grebe is in a separate area of the pond and is totally worthless except for making weird noises..
I suspect the female will probably move them soon ... she is near a road and attracting a lot of attention now from bikers and dog walkers who seek out this nature area.

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May 20, 2012 at 06:15 PM
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Nice shot Paul... good luck indeed little ones.

Kirk



May 20, 2012 at 06:19 PM
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Love this bird and congrats on the shot Paul, they look to be about 3 days old

Tom



May 20, 2012 at 06:50 PM
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Great catch Paul. I watched the little ones from a pair of Mallards near work dwindle to 0 this year. ~ Ron


May 20, 2012 at 08:26 PM
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Those are the cutest of cute chicks. Nice shot. Don


May 20, 2012 at 11:13 PM
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Very nice image Paul.
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May 20, 2012 at 11:15 PM
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great shot Paul


May 21, 2012 at 04:14 AM
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The chick makes the photo Paul

Morris



May 21, 2012 at 06:19 AM
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Wonderful shot! Here's hoping they make it

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May 21, 2012 at 08:10 AM
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Nice set, Paul. The first shot is really sweet!
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May 21, 2012 at 12:17 PM
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Cool shots Paul, I hope the wee 'uns are ok in the long term
David



May 21, 2012 at 03:08 PM
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very nice.

Rob



May 22, 2012 at 04:30 PM
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Nice ones Paul. Let's hope things go well for these guys!

Mike



May 22, 2012 at 04:33 PM
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Good stuff Paul. I really like #1.


May 23, 2012 at 07:25 AM
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Awesome find, Paul. Enjoyed these.

Keep watching them, I look forward to the swimming shots with them on mom's back.



May 23, 2012 at 12:17 PM
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jfwoodman wrote:
Awesome find, Paul. Enjoyed these.

Keep watching them, I look forward to the swimming shots with them on mom's back.


Thanks Jim:


Doesn:t look like these guys are going to piggy back on mom ... appearance-wise, thay are half as big as she is at this time.

Paul



Jun 03, 2012 at 09:35 PM
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The first is my pick Paul. Cute

Morris



Jun 03, 2012 at 09:50 PM
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So cute


Jun 05, 2012 at 01:33 PM





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