Are we there yet? - Pied-billed Grebe

Posted by Alan Melle on Tue Sep 06, 2005 9:33 am

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I was surprised to find Grebes still nesting at a local lake this late in the year. Ran into fellow NSN member Larry Kaufman there and we enjoyed shooting these guys yesterday. I wish the stalk wasn't coming out of the adult's head but the squawking chick cracked me up.

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by Carol Clarke on Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:31 am

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A quick brush of the clone tool and that stalk would be gone Alan!

This is so sweet and love the back seat driver!

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by Rob Palmer on Tue Sep 06, 2005 10:51 am

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I agree with Carol, very cute shot. Love the yawn.

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by Laura Stiefel on Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:21 am

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I see what you meanabout the stalk but that luttle chick is just too cute!

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by Chris Kayler on Tue Sep 06, 2005 11:44 am

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I like the little guy on her back. It's too bad about the stalk.

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by Cindy Marple on Tue Sep 06, 2005 1:21 pm

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How funny! Love the squawking chick.

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by Alan Murphy on Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:00 pm

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Very nice Alan. Wish for a lower angle, but this is great as is too.

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by mrhughj on Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:43 pm

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Poor baby!!!!!!!!!!!! What an adorable image, Alan!

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by drichards on Tue Sep 06, 2005 2:46 pm

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So cute!!! Agree w/ Carol.

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by Alan Melle on Tue Sep 06, 2005 3:50 pm

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Carol C wrote:A quick brush of the clone tool and that stalk would be gone Alan! This is so sweet and love the back seat driver!

You mean like this?

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by Larry Kaufman on Tue Sep 06, 2005 5:38 pm

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Hi Alan,

This is wonderful. It was unexpected and very nice to meet you, and thanks so much for the location advice in the first place. I hope to see lots of great shots from the area as it will bring back good memories of a beautiful spot and what great fun it was to shoot the action there!

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by Bruce DiVaccaro on Tue Sep 06, 2005 6:03 pm

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Alan,

Very nice shot. The open mouth on the chick raises this up a notch.

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by Steve Metildi on Wed Sep 07, 2005 1:34 am

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Nice hitchhiker shot Alan--sounds like you guys had a blast!

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by Alan Melle on Wed Sep 07, 2005 8:59 am

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Steve Metildi wrote:Nice hitchhiker shot Alan--sounds like you guys had a blast!

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It was a lot of fun and Larry got a better shot of this instant than I did.

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by Herman Blockx on Wed Sep 07, 2005 9:46 am

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a great yawn!! :)

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by Christopher Dodds on Wed Sep 07, 2005 12:06 pm

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Pretty darn cute, Alan. Super shot.

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