It seems a little late, but these Red-necked Grebes were building up their nest today in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
No edit, no crop (blah, blah, blah).
In the city I love with a passion that can't be described in words (apologies to other Canadians).
Precious, Cairnstone!
...and the city ain't bad either!
Thanks sandylee. This picture came out a little underexposed. I had to lighten it up in Photoshop.
I also remembered (for once) to check the distance between me and the Grebes. I am a pretty good judge of distance and I thought it was between 45 and 50 feet. When I checked the camera it indicated 47 feet.
Uncropped.
cairnstone: Thanks sandylee. This picture came out a little underexposed. I had to lighten it up in Photoshop. I also remembered (for once) to check the distance between me and the Grebes. I am a pretty good judge of distance and I thought it was between 45 and 50 feet. When I checked the camera it indicated 47 feet. Uncropped.
Always better to be a bit under-exposed than the other way around! As to lightening....that's what Photoshop is there for! Great detail here.
I wish I could judge distance ... "They" don't call me "Ms. No-depth-perception" for nothing!
Wow! That's great Rarepony. It shows how they have progressed. I also did not know that they would nest so late.
You learn something every day.
In The Beginning.............
May 23rd.
This is when I first saw them building!
Unfortunately, a local birding web site is reporting that this Grebe nest was wiped out Saturday morning by a violent thunderstorm. The picture below was taken by my nephew in the wake of the storm on the north shore of Lake Ontario. The Grebes were right in it's path.
A 26 second clip of this storm can be seen at this youtube link. You can see the Grebes wouldn't stand a chance in this situation:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRww_ye_YIU
This is what the nest looked like today, July 14th.
It was just water logged. The pair where around but they didn't get to close to the nest itself. They seemed confused and sad!
(but otherwise healthy)
