Little Grebe
by Eva Lechner
Title
Little Grebe
Artist
Eva Lechner
Medium
Photograph - Photograph-artistic Photography
Description
The little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis), also known as dabchick, is a member of the grebe family of water birds. The genus name is from Ancient Greek takhus "fast" and bapto "to sink under". The specific ruficollis is from Latin rufus "red" and Modern Latin -collis, "-necked", itself derived from Latin collum "neck".
At 23 to 29 cm (9.1 to 11.4 in) in length it is the smallest European member of its family. It is commonly found in open bodies of water across most of its range.
A close-up (taken with my 600 mm lens)of a little grebe
Copyright 2018 Eva Lechner
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May 31st, 2018
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Comments (15)
Don Columbus
Congratulations Eva, your work is Featured in "Coastal Water Birds-Shore Birds" I invite you to place it in the group's "2018 Featured Image Archive" Discussion!!
William Tasker
Great find and a stunning image, Eva! Your beautiful and identified bird image has been featured by Wild Birds Of The World, a nature photography group. L/F
Anita Faye
Eva, happy to feature your beautiful work on Poetic Poultry! https://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
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