After the Dance - Clark's Grebe
by KJ Swan
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After the Dance - Clark's Grebe
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KJ Swan
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Having one of the most conspicuous and elaborate courtship displays, Clark's grebes will stretch their necks, bob their heads and dive to collect pieces of weeds they use to build their nest. Then the couple face each other with aquatic vegetation in their bills. They rise up vertically, their feet in constant motion, necks extended and bills rising upward, and then begin spiral movements around one another, their bills gracefully turning as they pivot around their partner.
Males select the nest site and feed the brooding mama. One parent will raise chicks on their back while the other feeds their chicks for about a month. Clark's grebes are found breeding throughout much of the western United States and the inland areas of Mexico.
I photographed this wild bird at sunrise under a bright orange sky caused by wildfire smoke near the coast in central California.
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September 11th, 2020
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Larry Kniskern
KJ – congratulations on this image being selected as an initial candidate for consideration in the September "Photo of the Month" for the Go Take a Hike Photography Group. Even though not advancing as a finalist, this image is most worthy of recognition as a superb photographic effort, so congratulations and well done!
Larry Kniskern
Congratulations, KJ – your stunning scene has been selected as an Honorable Mention from the Go Take a Hike Photography Group’s Black and White Colors photo contest! It has been placed in the Special Recognition thread in the group discussion board for archive.
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