I can see some haze above the water when the first birds appear, ...:
Young Coot
... which disappears quickly when the sun starts to shine.
Young little grebe arrives:
Young Little Grebe
Then a more mature one finds a little prey nearby:
Young Little Grebe
I'm happy to see a new generation of little grebes as well, an adult is approaching with its fluffy youngs. Suddenly the adult climbs the trunk placed nearby but soon I can see it in the water again:
Little Grebe
The little ones ask for food continously, and the parents are working hard to sooth their hunger:
Little Grebe
The adult bird climbs on the trunk again to preen itself, meanwhile the little ones are waiting patiently:
Little Grebe
Little Grebe
However it has not much time as the youngs are hungry, they have to be fed:
Little Grebe
This is the smallest one:
Young Little Grebe
Young Little Grebe
Little Grebe
Seeing how often comes up the grebe mum with a large tadpole from under the water, a young coot tries to scrounge, ...:
Young Coot
Little Grebe
... after some time the grebe mum becomes fed up with this and attacks the larger coot which runs away shouting upset at the grebe.
The little grebe comes up with a tadpole in every minute, it seems that there are lots of them in the pond. After some time the youngs don't even accept the food. Seeing that its offer is no use, ithe adult swallows it itself.
Little Grebe
Little Grebe
One couldn't believe that these small youngs can swallow such a big prey:
Young Little Grebe
Little Grebe
Young Little Grebe
The adults haven't got small feet but these youngs have huge oars compared the their size:
Young Little Grebe
Suddenly one of the parent birds begins to lay seaweed on the trunk, for what purpose, I have no idea:
Little Grebe
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