Great Crested Grebe - Acacia Inlet; lobed feet [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]

[Julian Robinson <>]

I've been trying to get some photos of the Great Crested Grebe as a bit
of a project given we only have one pic in the COG gallery. Following
Harvey's sighting I didn't find it at all on Sat ~9am, but today about
11am found it just as I was giving up; right where Harvey first described
it.  I haven't seen one before and noted that some people say they
are quite shy while most suggest that they are not wary of humans
(northern hemisphere reports).  But it was on to me at 120m (kayak)
and dived whenever I moved so I shipped paddle and let the breeze carry
me at an excruciatingly slow pace aiming towards a point to one side of
the grebe.  

At 60m (measured from the camera) it took to the air and flew off to the
middle of the lake. So I didn't get the photos I hoped for. But I did get
one photo of it flying at take-off which makes this a bit of a rare-ish
photo - I believe they are seldom seen in the air.  

The large size photo is a bit big for this list ...  

 http://www.flickr.com/photos/ozjulian/3037616588/

 Interesting is that you can see its lobed feet reasonably well,
something that you really don't see often since they are almost
never out of the water.

Julian


At 08:59 AM 13/11/2008, Perkins, Harvey wrote:
> There was a Great
> Crested Grebe on Acacia Inlet when I drove past this morning at 8.20.
> Full breeding plumage and close to shore - it was about half way between
> where the pontoon used to be and the reeds at the head of the inlet.
>  
>
> Dr Harvey
> Perkins



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