Great Crested Grebe jumping:
This is a photograph that I got into the final stages of a University of Southampton/Hampshire photography competition. The judging panel included Chris Packham, who many of you will know is a well-known birder in the New Forest. I was a runner up in my category (Undergraduates), however I was extremely happy to be in the top 3 in the category!
This Great Crested Grebe was courting with a female, in early March this year at Lakeside CP, Eastleigh. As part of their courtship ‘routine’ the male birds grab a beakful of weeds from the bottom of the lake and present it to the female, showing that they can ‘provide’, This one was in the process of acquiring weeds, when I caught him jumping around erratically.
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Tags: Bird, Birding, Birdwatching, Hampshire, Photography
Best photo ever.