1207_0595 Horned Grebe with Young - a photo on Flickriver

1207_0595 Horned Grebe with Young

            Reaching back 12 years for this one, back in the wet cycle, when our local ponds were filled to the brim with snowmelt from a winter accumulation of historic proportions. The water left behind lasted for years; migratory birds of all kinds and aquatic mammals enjoyed it. As if it were a luxury that would be with us forever. As if every moment were an eternity. Which, perhaps, it is. 

So in this particular timeless moment, I crawled through the marshy muck and grasses to observe a pair of Horned Grebes and their young brood. What a privilege! 

Reprocessed with software that didn't exist a dozen years ago to minimize noise and upscale the original 12-MP file, and also to accommodate my own fluid and changing tastes. I also found a note telling me that I spent half an hour with this grebe family. Half an hour! A gift from the eternal...

Photographed in Grasslands National Park, Saskatchewan (Canada). Don't use this image on websites, blogs, or other media without explicit permission ©2012 James R. Page - all rights reserved.

Taken in: Canada / Saskatchewan / Rosefield (show map)

Taken on: July 13, 2012

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Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

bird

diving bird

adult

young

wetland

pond

seasonal

wild

prairie

Grasslands National Park

Saskatchewan

Canada

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James R. Page

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Sets appears in: • Best 2012 • Saskatchewan Wildlife more » • Diving Birds « less

Camera: Nikon D300, f/6.7, 1/640 sec, 500mm, ISO 400 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Nikon D300
Lens:	300.0 mm f/4.0
Aperture:	f/6.7
Exposure Time:	0.002 sec (1/640)
Focal Length:	500mm
ISO:	400
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Exposure Program:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop 22.5 (Macintosh)
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