Bird Photography Vlog: the Amazing Great crested grebe chicks

[@EdwardKilner]

Loved the way the chick hopped on and off mother. Was hungry too! Thanks for this.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video Edward!

[@neonbirding2680]

Awesome grebe family. Great video presenting them in their best light. And thanks for doing it in 4K.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks Neon! Always shoot everything in 4K, so it makes sense to me to release the vlogs in 4K as well. I have no idea if it helps in any way... . I think you are the first who comments on it!

[@CamillaI]

Love the Great crested grebe awesome display ! 👍😍

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks Mark!

[@Macroadventures]

The Great crested Grebe is a lovely bird to photograph especially when they have the young riding on their backs. Another great video 👍🏻

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Glad to hear that you enjoyed the video REEVESY!

[@alanwright2950]

another great video always look forward to seeing them

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Have some cool vlogs coming up Alan! Just wondering if I should sit out the vacation blues... Views are terrible at the moment...

[@celeritasc9207]

Recently I have been successful in getting some half decent images of a pair red-necked grebes with 3 very cute grebe-lings. They were a bit older when I discovered them - too big to ride on the back. It was fun to watch the parents not only feed them but also coach the young ones. The youngsters often dropped the fish and the parent helped the fledging retrieve it. It is worthwhile to go back several times of the course of a month or so and capture images as the young ones mature. The ones I am following are now very cute and attractive teenagers. I noticed they frequently come to a small bay of a very large lake (Lake Ontario in Canada) right after sunrise to catch small fish in the shallow water. It was perfect timing for me since I had nice soft morning light to work with and they were reasonably close. That was a great shot with young one between the parents.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Keeping up with animals can teach you so much indeed! That was one of my favourite images as well. Happy little grebe family :) Thanks so much and enjoy your evening Celeritas!

[@lisabirdluvr9742]

Loved your video. Wonderful!!!

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks so much Lisa!

[@AndyGustavsson]

Great video Jeroen! I´m always amazed by seeing the great crested grebe in small bodies of water.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Here they are in quite small ponds in city parks etc. Are they in Denmark in bigger bodies of water?

[@AndyGustavsson]

@@weylintracking-worldwide cool! Well I’m from Sweden so I have no ida over there but here, yes atleast the once I’ve seen! 😜

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Oops Sweden! My excuses Andy!

[@AndyGustavsson]

@@weylintracking-worldwide haha no worries 😂

[@fusion-music]

Wonderful Jeroen. I just checked you out the other day - wondering what this next video would be. That was beautiful. Loved that last shot too.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Have the luxury of having about 7 vlogs ready to be made Steve. Only the vacation blues are getting at me a little... Views are down so much...

[@cardinfox3798]

great shots Jeroen, seems you guys have all the best birds in the northern hemisphere...I'm jealous.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thank you Cardin! Where do you live?

[@cardinfox3798]

@@weylintracking-worldwide - i live in one of the most beautiful cities in the world; Cape Town; South Africa. Been photographing seascapes, landscapes and wildlife (specially drawn to bird life) since 1983 and at 74 I'm still loving it . Where do you stay? Wherever it is, its very beautiful.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Oh wow @@cardinfox3798 ! You have such amazing wildlife opportunities there. I was suppose to go to South Africa in 2020. But you can guess what happened there... Still hope to go next year! Two weeks of tracking and photography...

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Oh, and I photographed the grebe chicks very close to my house. In the city of Deventer, the Netherlands...

[@KGsPhotography]

Great footage and images Jeroen. You have set the standard high for next year’s competition…lol.

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Thanks Keith! But... What competition...?

[@KGsPhotography]

@@weylintracking-worldwide the competition between you and me getting Grebe images...lol

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Ahhhhhhhhh, but I hope you would get the best images then anyway Keith!

[@brianpinn7667]

Local pond to me has Little Grebes living in with chicks, repeatedly tried to get decent images but always just out of reach for my 500mm lens to get a sharp image

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

These grebes were very aware of me also. They accepted me being there, but they would not come to my side of the water...

[@gilboalevi4275]

❤❤👍🙌🙌

[@weylintracking-worldwide]

Much appreciated Gilboa Levi!

[@markytyz6753]

Enjoyed this so much. I have followed a pair from courtship, exchanging gifts, mum sitting on the nest with dad working hard to feed them, then the newly hatched chicks clambering all over mum. Even got one of dad with a massive fish. I am relatively new to nature photography, but I am addicted.