I had a hide to myself, good light and hardly a ripple on the water. So what didn't I have? ........... any flipping action! A whole lake and just two Coots and a pair of Little Grebes!
After five hours of patiently waiting for something interesting to show up and having exhausted the Grebe and Coot reflections, I decided to keep my interest going until a Kingfisher turned up (it never did) by catching the Little Grebes mid dive. Wow those little critters are quick, nearly up to diving Kingfisher speed and I must admit that I have many images of a little Grebe's bottom sticking out of the water!
So here are a couple of the better ones, I like the perfect timing of the first, with its beak just touching the water, but Mrs C prefers the splash of the second.
C18I5845a by Colin Cross, on Flickr
C18I5859a by Colin Cross, on Flickr
After five hours of patiently waiting for something interesting to show up and having exhausted the Grebe and Coot reflections, I decided to keep my interest going until a Kingfisher turned up (it never did) by catching the Little Grebes mid dive. Wow those little critters are quick, nearly up to diving Kingfisher speed and I must admit that I have many images of a little Grebe's bottom sticking out of the water!
So here are a couple of the better ones, I like the perfect timing of the first, with its beak just touching the water, but Mrs C prefers the splash of the second.
C18I5845a by Colin Cross, on Flickr
C18I5859a by Colin Cross, on Flickr
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