Moments From Nature's Secrets

Saturday, May 15, 2021

Mikepércs: Something Is Missing

Early in the morning there is some haze above the water. The usual pochards and garganeys are coming slowly but a little grebe is showing itself as well.

A female pochard comes close munching a bit on the leaves of a water plant:

Pochard (female)

A little grebe pops up from among the water plants and finds something to pick from the leaves:

Little grebe

A pochard is approaching, ...:

Pochard (male)

... then a coot is shaking itself:

Coot

Pochard (male)

A garganey is flapping its wings after some preening:

Garganey (male)

Garganey (male)

Garganey (male)

 Unfortunately the red-necked grebes are missing from the pond, I'm afraid they might have gone away. We'll see ...

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