Saturday, March 16, 2019

Dancing Western Grebes at Lake Hodges

In February I obtained a photo of Western Grebes performing their courtship dance. Unfortunately, it was an overcast day and I was up too high, resulting in dark gray birds against harsh reflected sky.

Courtship dance of Western Grebe
Courtship dance, Western Grebes. Lake Hodges, California. February 10, 2019.
In March it was overcast again, but I was able to get a bit lower and have the green of the opposite hillside as the reflected background. It is a bit hard to get right down to the waterline at this location, but I'd like to try again when it is sunny. This activity goes on nearly year-round here, at least February into October.

Western Grebe
Courtship dance of Western Grebe
Courtship dance of Western Grebes. Lake Hodges, California. March 1, 2019.
Courtship dance of Western Grebe

More photos of Western Grebes in San Diego from eBird. Click on the photos to rate (1 awful, 2 poor but identifiable, 3 average or small, 4 very good, 5 magazine cover worthy). (How and why.)

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