great crested grebes in York

I couldn’t resist going back to York again today to have another session with a very obliging pair of great crested grebes that seemed to revel in being photographed and showing off their two chicks! The weather turned out to be superb for the shoot with soft bright sunshine giving a lovely green reflection of the willows in the water, although it did prove a little hot for the grebes’ face and breast feathers so I was forever juggling the exposure as the birds turned or brief cloud cover came over. In just under two hours I had images of the birds feeding way over-sized fish to the young who were unable to swallow them, nest change over, adults preening and some super portraits as they drifted into bright pools of light amongst the shadows of the nearby buildings. Here are just a few quick edits as I have well over 1000 images to sift through!

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus)

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