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Grebe
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Copyright: Helene Provencher (chouette) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 302 W: 0 N: 843] (3000)
Genre: Animals
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2005-05-28
Categories: Birds
Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Details: Tripod: Yes
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2005-06-08 21:35
Viewed: 786
Points: 23
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps

Characteristics 
12-15" (30-38 cm). Pigeon-sized. The pied-billed grebe has brownish feathers and a short whitish bill. Its bill has a dark ring around it during breeding season.

Range
The pied-billed grebe's range covers most of eastern Canada and all of the United States. It the northern parts of its range, the pied-billed grebe will migrate to areas with open water. It will live year-round In the southern part of its range as long as the water doesn't freeze over.
 
Habitat
The pied-billed grebe can be found in marshes and ponds. It may move to saltwater habitats when freshwater habitats freeze.

Diet
The pied-billed grebe eats mostly aquatic invertebrates, although it will sometimes eat fish, reptiles and amphibians.

Life Cycle
The male pied-billed grebe or a male and female pair will establish a territory during breeding season. Both the male and female gather vegetation from the pond or marsh bottom and build a floating nest in shallow water. The female pied-billed grebe lays two to ten eggs. Both the male and female incubate the eggs. Incubation takes about 23-27 days. The chicks are precocial and leave the nest within an hour of hatching. Although they can swim and dive as soon as they leave the nest, the parents will protect the chicks and will sometimes carry them on their backs. They will leave their parents when they are a month to two months old. In the southern parts of their range, females may have two broods a year.

Behavior
The pied-billed grebe is an excellent swimmer and diver. It often dives to evade predators. In fact, another name for the pied-billed grebe is the Hell-diver.

Canon EOS Digital Rebel
Lens: Canon EF 75-300mm 1:4-5.6

Speed: 1/1000 f/11
ISO 400
Focal Length: 300mm
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  • puffy Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 314 W: 0 N: 352] (1349)
  • [2005-06-09 1:08]

Nice shot Helene, great composition, I like the reflection on the water too, nice details and clarity. Well done, thanks for sharing

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  • manyee Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3100 W: 234 N: 5929] (20008)
  • [2005-06-09 3:45]

Wonderful shot, Helene. I like the perfect symmetry of the reflections. Great clarity and composition. Congratulations. : )

Hi Helene, this is a beautiful natural shot - very clear and colorful. Fantastic composition and great details. Superb colors. Well done & TFS!

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  • Janice Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3464 W: 145 N: 5942] (17790)
  • [2005-06-09 4:32]

Helene, what a beautiful artistic shot here of the Grebe. Very well composed with good excellent details and reflections. Well done and thank you.

Helene - very nice atmosphere you have captured here. The almost non-colour works real good in this one and what a very clear reflection in the water. DOF/sharpnes is spot on showing lots of details in this little fellows plumage. The composition with the Grebe swimming into the frame is good - though I personally would crop off the top just above the straws. - Very informative note.

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  • odin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 196 W: 1 N: 213] (1143)
  • [2005-06-09 14:03]

Bon cliché de cet grèbe à bec bigaré. Les détails du plumage sorte bien et l'effet mirroir est parfait. Merci pour le partage Hélène

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  • TAZ Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2385 W: 50 N: 3186] (10922)
  • [2005-06-10 3:27]

Beau petit grèbe bien mis en valeur dans cette composition photographique belle à voir avec les roseaux et le reflet. Jolies couleurs, bon point de vue et bonne netteté.
Beautiful Grebe in an interesting & well done composition !

Good detail, excellent reflection. Well taken.

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  • optic Gold Star Critiquer [C: 322 W: 0 N: 0] (0)
  • [2005-06-12 7:39]

Très belle capture Hélène, la composition est magnifique avec l'oiseau bien cadré entre les brindilles, jolies réflections.

Bien vu !

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  • Luc Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 2052 W: 315 N: 4301] (14719)
  • [2005-06-14 10:16]

Hello Hélène.
Personal assessment of the photo: great.
Good visual impact.
Aptness of the photo for the site: excellent.
Personal assessment of the note: complete.
Thank you very much for sharing.

Beautiful shot, Helene.
I don't know how I had missed this;-(
I like the reflection and the light. Very good details, nice colours and very well composed.
Excellent work.

Vous avez de très belles photos mais celle-ci à attirer mon attention à cause de votre choix de composition, en premier lieu. En effet, ces reflets dans l'eau qui ressemblent à une flèche comme dans les canaux de Venise montrent la direction à suivre sauf que la circulation est plus calme! LOL
En deuxième lieu, j'admire la netteté de l'image et les détails des plumes. Merci du partage!

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