Breeding time
The great crested grebe is a graceful bird that likes to built a nest of dead plants near the riparian vegetation on freshwater lakes well hidden between the dense reed.
A female lays usually 3 to 4 eggs. Both male and female breed on the nest (23 to 25 days).
In the United Kingdom, this species was hunted almost to extinction during Victorian times in the 19th century for its head plumes, which were used to decorate hats and ladies' undergarments !
Dutch name : Fuut
German name : Haubentaucher
Latin name : Podiceps cristatus
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Auris Caeli 09/08/2016 9:28
Pretty good photography!Wonderful colours and best sharpness brought down to a round figure by the reflecting smoth and geometric waves of the watersurface.
Regards
Ewald
Gunther Hasler 23/05/2016 8:17
Sehr schönes Foto des brütenden Haubentauchers in bestem Licht und in ausgezeichneter Schärfe!Gruß, Gunther
gert-olof nickel 07/04/2016 18:20
Great capture.Best regards
Gert-Olof
Günter Nau 18/03/2016 12:38
Das ist ein Naturfoto allererster Güte. Ich hatte den Haubentaucher noch nie vor der Kamera.Wunderschön.
Grüße Günter
Inez Correia Marques 16/03/2016 22:35
Beautiful!!!!!amazing photo
super pov
Nordeifeler 15/03/2016 18:23
Einmalig schön,ein superschönes Foto vom brütenden Haubentaucher..Sehr schön abgelichtet..
Gruß Kai..
Brigitte Hoffmann 15/03/2016 17:00
Wirklich wunderschön und sehr natürlich hast du diesen Haubentaucher fotografiert. Mir gefällt besonders auch das Umfeld von dem Wasservogel.Gut gemacht, Mark.
Salut Brigitte
Heinz Janovsky 15/03/2016 8:23
Ganz ausgezeichnet.Gruß Heinz
de ceulaer 14/03/2016 23:28
wonderful shotbr
n.icon 14/03/2016 23:09
Really good capture of this bird. Perfect detailing on the feathers. With beautiful mirror effects on the water.Regards Michael
Bernhard Kuhlmann 14/03/2016 22:42
Ein richtig gutes Bild ist dir damit gelungen !Gruß Bernd
Bernard.Backpacker 14/03/2016 22:19
excellent catchgr, bernard
adriana lissandrini 14/03/2016 20:59
I hope now that hunting is prohibited!an excellent picture of an very beautiful and likeable bird with a magnificent natural setting, beautiful graphism, reflections, colors, top sharpness, as always
Adriana
Adele D. Oliver 14/03/2016 19:30
a beautiful image with the colourful grebe and her reflection .... a species of grebe we don't see here and your image doubly interesting for me !!!best regards,
Adele
Angelika El. 14/03/2016 19:07
Oh, Du hast ihn wunderbar erwischt! Er dachte sich wohl "gut getarnt"...
das Licht, die Nähe, die Schärfe und auch die Farben - sie sind wunderbar!
LG! a.