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Podicipedidae Collection

"Captivating Moments of Podicipedidae

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) feeding feather to one of its chicks

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) feeding feather to one of its chicks, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. August

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Australasian crested grebe pair (Podiceps cristatus australis) in courtship display

Australasian crested grebe pair (Podiceps cristatus australis) in courtship display. Ashburton Lakes, Canterbury, New Zealand. August

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) performing their weed dance during courtship

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) performing their weed dance during courtship. Den Oever, The Netherlands. July

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chick on back, The Netherlands, May

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chick on back, The Netherlands, May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing the weed dance

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing the weed dance, a spectacular part of their elaborate courtship ritual, Derbyshire, UK, March

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April

Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK April

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Little Grebe -Tachybaptus ruficollis-, Tyrol, Austria

Little Grebe -Tachybaptus ruficollis-, Tyrol, Austria

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Little Grebe -Tachybaptus ruficollis-, male

Little Grebe -Tachybaptus ruficollis-, male

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Clarks Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) with yawning chick riding on back, Bear River Refuge

Clarks Grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) with yawning chick riding on back, Bear River Refuge, Utah, July

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying at dawn

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship displaying at dawn, backlit and surrounded by mist, Cheshire, UK, April

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on the back in the first

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on the back in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on its back, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult with young on its back, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Clarks grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) courting pair performing the Weed Ceremony

Clarks grebes (Aechmophorus clarkii) courting pair performing the Weed Ceremony in which they slowly circle breast to breast holding pond weed as nesting material, Lake Hodges, Escondido, California

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chicks on its back in early morning light

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying chicks on its back in early morning light, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) stand erect in water during courtship, North Park

Eared grebes (Podiceps nigricollis) stand erect in water during courtship, North Park, Colorado, USA. June

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), adult in breeding plumage, swimming amidst Water

Eared grebe (Podiceps nigricollis), adult in breeding plumage, swimming amidst Water crowfoot flowers, (Ranunculus aquatilis) flowers, Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA, July

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), adult feeds a damselfly nymph to one of two chicks

Eared Grebes (Podiceps nigricollis), adult feeds a damselfly nymph to one of two chicks riding on its back, Bowdoin National Wildlife Refuge, Montana, USA, June

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) adult with begging chick riding on its back

Western grebe (Aechmophorus occidentalis) adult with begging chick riding on its back, peeking out from behind adults neck, Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Utah, USA, May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult foraging at night and catching mosquitoes

Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) adult foraging at night and catching mosquitoes. The Netherlands.March 2014. Highly commended in Asferico Awards 2017

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair of adults during part of their elaborate

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair of adults during part of their elaborate courtship ritual during the very last few rays of evening sunlight, Derbyshire, UK, March

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) close-up of an adult with two young chicks

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) close-up of an adult with two young chicks. The Netherlands. June 2014

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair, courtship dance at dawn

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair, courtship dance at dawn, Sierra de Grazalema Natural Park, Andalusia, Spain. April

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carring three chicks on its back

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carring three chicks on its back, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) shaking chick from its back on lake

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) shaking chick from its back on lake, Valkenhorst nature reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with young on its back

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) parent bird with young on its back and one chick on the water, portrait in the first morning light Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying a chick on its back in early morning light

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) carrying a chick on its back in early morning light, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, The Netherlands, Europe. May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Pair of adult Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) calling, Finland. May

Pair of adult Red-necked grebe (Podiceps grisegena) calling, Finland. May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing the weed dance during courtship

Pair of Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing the weed dance during courtship, The Netherlands, Europe. March

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi) pair dancing in breeding display

Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi) pair dancing in breeding display, on a lake above the Buenos Aires plateau, Patagonia National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Cropped

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) pair on lake with chick perched on one parents back

Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) pair on lake with chick perched on one parents back, second parent feeding chick with invertebrate, Strobel plateau, Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina. Cropped

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) on lake, Strobel plateau, Santa Cruz, Patagonia

Hooded grebe (Podiceps gallardoi) on lake, Strobel plateau, Santa Cruz, Patagonia, Argentina

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi) pair on lake, with mountains in Chile in background

Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi) pair on lake, with mountains in Chile in background, Buenos Aires plateau, Patagonia National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina. January 2018

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) attempting to join Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi)

Silvery grebe (Podiceps occipitalis) attempting to join Hooded grebes (Podiceps gallardoi) during a breeding display, Patagonia National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Cropped

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) young playing with a feather next to one of

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) young playing with a feather next to one of the parents. Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands. May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) Kyrkbosjon, Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden

Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) Kyrkbosjon, Bromma, Stockholm, Sweden

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) adult on breeding loch, Inverness-shire, Scotland

Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) adult on breeding loch, Inverness-shire, Scotland, UK, May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair at night, performing their courtship

Black necked grebe (Podiceps nigricollis) pair at night, performing their courtship dance during the mating season, with street lights reflected in the water. The Netherlands.April 2014

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) pair performing courtship display at dawn, backlit with surrounding by mist, Cheshire, UK, March

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing their elaborate courtship ritual at dawn

Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) performing their elaborate courtship ritual at dawn, Cheshire, UK November

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) amongst White water lilies (Nymphaea alba)

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) amongst White water lilies (Nymphaea alba). Danube Delta, Romania. May

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Panicking Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult on the water in heavy rainstorm

Panicking Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adult on the water in heavy rainstorm, desperately trying to locate its young, Noord-Brabant

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus) fighting on the water, Lake IJssel

Great Crested Grebes (Podiceps cristatus) fighting on the water, Lake IJssel, Noord-Holland, The Netherlands

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) pair, Myvatn, Iceland

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) pair, Myvatn, Iceland

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) male, Dalarna, Sweden

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) male, Dalarna, Sweden

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), South Holland, The Netherlands

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), South Holland, The Netherlands

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Alaska, USA

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), Alaska, USA

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), British Columbia, Canada

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus), British Columbia, Canada

Background imagePodicipedidae Collection: Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) calling, British Columbia, Canada

Horned Grebe (Podiceps auritus) calling, British Columbia, Canada



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"Captivating Moments of Podicipedidae: A Glimpse into the World of Grebes" Witness the tender bond between a Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) and its chick as it delicately feeds a feather, showcasing their nurturing instincts. This heartwarming scene captured at Valkenhorst nature reserve in Valkenswaard, The Netherlands earned recognition in the Bird Photographer of the Year 2022 - Bird Behaviour category. In another enchanting display, an Australasian crested grebe pair (Podiceps cristatus australis) mesmerizes onlookers with their courtship dance. Their synchronized movements and graceful postures create a captivating spectacle that celebrates love and unity. The Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) take center stage once again as they perform their mesmerizing weed dance during courtship rituals. With elegance and precision, these birds glide across the water's surface, weaving intricate patterns that symbolize their commitment to each other. A touching moment unfolds as a Great crested grebe carries its precious chick on its back. This act of parental care showcases their dedication to ensuring the safety and well-being of their offspring. Witnessed in The Netherlands during May, this sight is both heartening and awe-inspiring. As dawn breaks over Cheshire, a pair of Great crested grebes engage in an elaborate courtship display. Their synchronized movements mirror each other's every action, creating an ethereal ballet that speaks volumes about their deep connection. The Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as Dabchick, makes an appearance in Tyrol, Austria. Its charming presence adds vibrancy to its surroundings while reminding us of nature's diverse beauty. Meanwhile, Lower Silesia in Poland becomes witness to yet another breathtaking courtship display by a pair of Great-crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus).