Great Crested Grebe.These birds are all year residents,who breed on the reserve.Beautiful birds,who mate for life.They carry their young on their backs until fully fledged and are able to feed and fend for themselves.This image shows the birds displaying and going through their mating ritual.
At the foot of this page there is a slide show showing the full mating ritual of these magnificent birds as they are building their nest
Gtr Crested Grebe
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Grt Crested Grebe with chicks.
Grt Crested Grebe with chicks(early digiscoped shot,taked from the Hodbarrow RSPB reserve.)
Little Grebe(known as "Dabchick") not as common as the Grt Crested ,but we often do have an overwintering pair on our reserve.
Little Grebe.
Slide show showing brief mating ritual and nest building.
Grt Crested Grebes
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