Tuesday 21 September 2010

Dabchick.

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) also known as the 'Dabchick'. Our smallest grebe with a very dumpy body, short neck, a tiny straight bill and in breeding plumage the yellow gape spot is usually visible at some distance. In all plumages they ususally display a distinctive 'powder-puff' rear end but this adult decided to show me more than I bargained for!   FAB.

Taken at Barnes WWT - ISO 200; F/10; 1/400 @ 260mm and cropped.

16 comments:

  1. Oh I do love this images, the duck is Gorgeous too~ I am traveling west for 2 weeks and I am hoping that my laptop will not give me the same terrible times the desktop has been presenting the past couple of weeks. I would love to be able to keep up. Take care~ Mary

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  2. Wow, that is fantastic, Dabchick or Little Grebe is the best that I've ever seen.

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  3. I love grebe's and this i did not know about. Its very cute, thanks for sharing ;)

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  4. Hi Mary. Enjoy your westward travels and thanks for keeping in touch. Take care. FAB.

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  5. Cheers Bob. Appreciate the approval.

    Thanks Dominic. Delighted to share this one.

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  6. Cracking shot Frank.
    A job to get close too as a rule, but you got a great shot there.

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  7. Oh my Frank.... this is absolutely stunning! Wonderful work my friend!

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  8. Cheers Keith. I did say 'cropped' so not quite that close.

    Thanks very much Kerri.

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  9. What a great photo. Love the detail and catcheye. Love what you did with this photo. I don't usually get to see some of these ducks and birds so I really enjoy seeing yours.
    Dianne :)

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  10. Lovely pic of the dab chick Frank, they're one of my favourites, Linda

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  11. Hi Dianne. Thank you. I was pleased to get a clear shot of the dainty Dabchick at long last.

    Hi Linda. Cheers. I agree they are a delight to watch.

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  12. Don't you think thata shots is a little lacking in dignity? Nice image, seriously. Not a bird I've ever seen.

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  13. For some reason could not enter comments on your older posts and I'm catching up. So, here goes: love the Fallow deer. I've only ever seen on in captivity. LOVE LOVE the GBH- excellent detail on that. Mine are never that good. Same can be said of you assorted dragonflies: mine are never that sharp. Gorgeous work, my friend. And your butterflies.......well, I think that's my cue to crawl under a rock and go away now. Excellent photos. Hope this finds you well. Oh yes, nearly forgot, I like the wallpaper on your blog, too.

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  14. Hi Robin. It wasn't the view I was expecting...only became aparent when I cropped the original!

    Thanks for your kind comments on all the other posts. Don't give up .. I'm just lucky sometimes. Cheers FAB.

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  15. Im behind :) and catching up.
    He is wonderful swimming along peacefully. Had to be nice to capture this one and watch him too.

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  16. Hi Lisa. Thanks for catching up after your busy harvesting schedule.

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