Birds and Nature

I took this brief video clip earlier this summer of this pair of Western Grebes engaged in a courtship dance at Lake Cheraw. When the wind isn't as loud you can hear the vocalizing of these grebes. SeEtta WesternGrebesCourtshipDance from SeEtta Moss on Vimeo .

A Western Grebe awakens from a nap, engages in some grooming then reunites with it's apparent mate. The pair engage in some synchronized movements as part of the 'greeting ceremony' that pairs use when reunited after being temporarily separated and apparently serve as a way of reinforcing the pair bond. I don't know what caused the tannish staining on the grebe on the left of the picture. Taped at Lake Henry in Crowley County,Colo. As noted before, double click on the video to go to the YouTube site which has a somewhat larger viewing screen. SeEtta