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or I guess the bird experts call it "rushing". I was lucky enough to capture these just before I was ready to leave and head home.

Nov 24, 2018 at 04:30 PM

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All are good Fred yet the second is a stunner

Morris

Nov 24, 2018 at 04:41 PM

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Hreat Fred, especially two and four. Head on, how lucky can you get?

Nov 24, 2018 at 05:00 PM

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Fred, you are killing me. I am dying to get these birds, and god willing, when they are rushing. Lovely , 1, 2 and 4 for me.

Nov 24, 2018 at 07:55 PM

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Very nice set of images. You managed to get a Western Grebe competing with a Clark's Grebe.

Dave

Nov 24, 2018 at 11:02 PM

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Fred, I am “officially” envious of your images. As you know, I have been trying for several weeks to get them to do the “dance” and they didn’t cooperate. You did well there and staying longer paid off - voted!

Joshua

Nov 24, 2018 at 11:30 PM

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Very nice! Numbers 2 and 4 are just great!
Keith W.

Nov 25, 2018 at 12:01 AM

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p.1 #8 · p.1 #8 · Shall we dance?

Nicely done, Fred!

Nov 25, 2018 at 01:50 AM

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#2 and #4 would be my favourites also Fred

Nov 25, 2018 at 02:00 AM

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p.1 #10 · p.1 #10 · Shall we dance?

Good set Fred.

Nov 25, 2018 at 01:53 PM

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p.1 #11 · p.1 #11 · Shall we dance?

Well capture, Fred.

Pius

Nov 25, 2018 at 04:02 PM

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dclark wrote:
Very nice set of images. You managed to get a Western Grebe competing with a Clark's Grebe.

Dave

That’s pretty cool if that is in fact two different grebe species rushing in a mating dance.

Nov 25, 2018 at 04:34 PM

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Great shots Fred. It must have been a good feeling seeing them do this just as you were about to pack it in.

And yes, as mentioned, the dual rush is a Western and a Clark's rushing together.

TFS
Geoff

Nov 25, 2018 at 06:00 PM

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Wonderful set Fred. Congratulations !!

Birdie

Nov 25, 2018 at 06:13 PM

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Amazingly animated actions captured.

Nov 25, 2018 at 06:58 PM

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morris wrote:
All are good Fred yet the second is a stunner

Morris
Thanks for your very kind words, Morris
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Bobg657 wrote:
Hreat Fred, especially two and four. Head on, how lucky can you get?
Thanks, Bob - yes, I definitely got lucky
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kdacharya wrote:
Fred, you are killing me. I am dying to get these birds, and god willing, when they are rushing. Lovely , 1, 2 and 4 for me.
Thanks, KD - sincerely hope you do get as lucky as I did and manage to capture them
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dclark wrote:
Very nice set of images. You managed to get a Western Grebe competing with a Clark's Grebe.

Dave

Thank you, Dave
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AGeoJO wrote:
Fred, I am “officially” envious of your images. As you know, I have been trying for several weeks to get them to do the “dance” and they didn’t cooperate. You did well there and staying longer paid off - voted!

Joshua
Thanks, Joshua, you're very kind
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kwilliam8 wrote:
Very nice! Numbers 2 and 4 are just great!
Keith W.
Thank you, Keith
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bobbytan wrote:
Nicely done, Fred!

Thanks, Bobby
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kmunroe wrote:
#2 and #4 would be my favourites also Fred
Thank you, Kenny
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KCollett wrote:
Good set Fred.
Thanks, Ken
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Pius Sullivan wrote:
Well capture, Fred.

Pius
Thank you, Pius
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Herb Houghton wrote:
That’s pretty cool if that is in fact two different grebe species rushing in a mating dance.
Thanks, Dave
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arbitrage wrote:
Great shots Fred. It must have been a good feeling seeing them do this just as you were about to pack it in.

And yes, as mentioned, the dual rush is a Western and a Clark's rushing together.

TFS
Geoff
Thanks, Geoff - yes, I was so glad I didn't leave sooner
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birdied wrote:
Wonderful set Fred. Congratulations !!

Birdie
Thanks, Birdie
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Rick Joyce wrote:
Amazingly animated actions captured.
Thank you, Rick

Nov 25, 2018 at 09:38 PM

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Herb Houghton wrote:
That’s pretty cool if that is in fact two different grebe species rushing in a mating dance.

Herb,

They are competing but are probably both males. They are showing off for nearby females. The sequence does not show the end of the rush, but if a female is in the pair she will drop out first, if they are both males they take a dive close together. I have seen many rushes that involve three or even four grebes. Again they are competing not prospectively mating. If a female is in a group of three or more she will quickly drop out.

Clark's and Western's do not interbreed.

In this case the ID is clear that one is a Clark's and the other is probably a Western. Adult Clark's usually have a white streak above the eye, but the black crown can come down around most of the eye but will not completely fill in the bottom of the eye. That sometimes makes it a bit uncertain if the black fill at the bottom is hard to see, but most Westerns have a wide black margin at the bottom of the eye which is easy to see. The other ID factor is the color of the bill. The Clark's is orange and the Western is yellow or yellow-green. In this case that seems to confirm that one is a Western.

Dave

Nov 25, 2018 at 11:52 PM

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@dclark - thanks, Dave, for the explanation. I learned something I didn't know.

Nov 26, 2018 at 06:14 PM


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