Great Crested Grebe - Podiceps cristatu
Canon 600mm f4 for 1/4000th @ iso400
One bird had been out on the lake, fishing and looking for a fight or a combination of both ! The other bird was calling to its mate and generally after a they have been apart for any length of time there is upon their reunion a degree of "head shaking" and displaying, the birds came together and duly displayed and then went straight into a "weed dance" - both birds dive collect sticks, leaves or other such debris from the bottom of the lake and swim towards each other, before "standing" upright on the water and displaying, offering each other what each bird has collected.
Fortune was on my side - they where close and just fitted in the 600mm lens !!!!!
One bird had been out on the lake, fishing and looking for a fight or a combination of both ! The other bird was calling to its mate and generally after a they have been apart for any length of time there is upon their reunion a degree of "head shaking" and displaying, the birds came together and duly displayed and then went straight into a "weed dance" - both birds dive collect sticks, leaves or other such debris from the bottom of the lake and swim towards each other, before "standing" upright on the water and displaying, offering each other what each bird has collected.
Fortune was on my side - they where close and just fitted in the 600mm lens !!!!!