Birding and wildlife photography to me are a natural extension of the outdoors when trapping season is over. Studying the habits and behaviors of your target in order to understand their tendency’s and where they can be found makes one understand the balances of nature.
These Eared Grebes are a common resident here in the summer, but the challenge of getting close enough to photograph in their breeding plumage and in a natural relaxed environment can be a challenge.

Outstanding pictures!!

Lovely shots. Lighting is perfect. Grebes are such interesting birds.

Thank you for sharing.

Wonderful shots!

Very nice

Nice Tray - please keep them coming! Sure miss Jonathan's work.

Very nice work!

Great shots!! The brilliance of their eyes is amazing.

The eyes are really amazing on these birds.

Nice pictures

Good photography. Are they male, black necked grebes? I have only seen grebes a few times in my entire life. They must like bigger bodies of water than I normally go to.

Keith

This is a pair of Eared Grebs, sexes are similar looking in these birds. Here in SD they are colonial nesters and build floating nests in the vegetation. They are typically found in larger sized bodies of water that are fairly shallow with lots of grasses and reeds.

Great pictures, thanks for sharing.

Wow, awesome photos! Great job!

What Camera? What lens? Beautiful shots!!

Nikon D500 camera, with a Sigma 150-600mm lens.

Good stuff.