Pied-billed Grebes

A wildlife video shot with the Canon R5.
Pied-billed Grebes looking for mates at Mud Lake in Ottawa.

[@Daniel_Oberg]

Great video, very enjoyable to watch! Greetings from a Swedish youtuber! 🇸🇪

[@wingsanddaydreams]

What a beautiful place to go birding! New subscriber here ✨

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thanks for watching and yes, it is my favourite place for birding! Cheers, Rudy

[@dinitroacetylen]

4:15 -- this guy can follow a heavy metal verse rhythm better than most musicians.

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

LOL, Yes, he's got the beat alright! Cheers, Rudy

[@KarlBunker]

I often hear pied-billed grebes calling in a pond near my house, but they're always far away at the opposite side of the pond. So it's great to see some footage of them up close, especially while they're making that weird call of theirs.

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thanks for visiting Karl. My wife and simply love Pied-billed Grebes. Cheers, Rudy

[@swiftypaddler]

Another superb video! Educational and just plain fun to watch. I've heard the sounds they make for years, but never knew what bird was making it, so it was quite a nice surprise to watch and listen to those sounds here!

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Wow, thanks for the great words, Ron! I hope you're doing well these days. Cheers, Rudy

[@gijsvermeulen5248]

Hello Rudy,a very nice video of you and excellent filming.Great to hear there calls and the images are of high quality!! Greetings Gijs😊😊

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Hello Gijs, greetings from Canada. Thanks for watching and for your very kinds words. I have been working on a second video about these fabulous birds called "The Secret Lives of Pied-billed Grebes." I hope it will be finished in a few weeks. Cheers, Rudy

[@chantaljacques7664]

So beautiful! Wish I were there!

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Hi Chantal, thank you so much for visiting and for your kind words. Cheers, Rudy

[@GallstoneFIG]

Great video. Calm and clear commantary makes it even better. I should visit Canada sometime in my lifetime as in Finland all of these birds are either very rare occasional visitors (wood ducks) or non existent.

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Hi GallstoneFIG, thanks very much for your very kind comment! I think you would love Canada, it's a lot like parts of Finland. Have a great day! Cheers, Rudy 🙂

[@emiliadeino]

Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing.

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thank you very much for your kind words. Cheers, Rudy 🙂

[@douglasgriffith393]

Outstanding video, RM.

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thank you Bro! Much appreciated!

[@CynthiaCarlsonPhotography]

Fabulous video!

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thanks very much. Cheers, Rudy 😊

[@krishchandran4125]

Outstanding video Rudy !! Great job.

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thanks a lot, Krish! Cheers, 🙂 Rudy

[@Adam_Polanski]

Beautiful shots. Congratulations!

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Hi Adam. Thanks very much for your kind words. It was so great meeting you today and chatting a bit. After you left I decided to be a little adventurous and take a walk right around the pond to have a look at that shelter you mentioned. The distance around the pond is almost 2.5 kms so today I hiked 4.5 kms with 22 pounds of gear. I kinda pooped now and needing a nap. LOL. Take care, Rudy

[@johnhartley3596]

That was wonderful. Thanks.

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thanks very much, John! Best regards, Rudy 🙂

[@GemmaC]

Exquisite! And the photographer was down very low, maybe too low for the mosquitoes ?

[@Rudy.Pohl.Ottawa]

Thanks Tony. Yes, I had to do some major body contortions with some wet bum time to get low enough to get close to eye-level with these Grebes, but it was worth it.