Western Grebes Launching
Southern California, USA
Grebe courting is a complicated yet predictable affair. Pairs of birds will exhibit a series of behaviors, including advertising calls, ratchet-pointing, the dip-shake splash, the dramatic, surface-running rushing, followed by the weed ceremony.
This pair of birds is just beginning the rushing stage. The birds rise up in the water onto their feet and scamper across the surface of the water together, running side by side. They stand straight up with their necks held high, their wings held back, and their feet churning the water like propellers.
For more on the Grebe courting process visit mikolnaturephotos.com/gallery/grebe-mating-season--early-action/
Photo © copyright by Dr. Edward Mikol.
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