Very nice Frank! I like the second shot in particular. stan
On May 26, 2011, at 5:01 PM, frank theriault wrote: > On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 12:15 PM, Daniel J. Matyola > <[email protected]> wrote: >> Very nice, Frank. >> >> I don't believe I've ever seen Red Grebes, let alone caught them on fi >> --- ah on pixels. Still, they ain't cormorants. > > I misnamed them. They're ~red-necked~ grebes. I see them quite > often, actually, but usually they're out on the lake, forty or fifty > yards out. When they're on the lake, you've got to be quick because > they dive for fish and spend more time under water than above. When > they're in one of the inlets (as they were here) they don't dive much > and are almost always seen in pairs, often chattering to each other. > They have floating nests near the shore - around here they're on > artificial floats put there specifically for them, but last year > several of them went unused. > > Certainly not as plentiful as other waterfowl, they're visible enough > to not be uncommon. > > Lovely little things... > > Thanks for the comment Dan, and everyone else who commented. > > cheers, > frank > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
