tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post8323627683544258438..comments2024-03-28T10:05:36.756+00:00Comments on Crafty Green Poet: Great Crested Grebes on Linlithgow LochCrafty Green Poethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-62278771322621204592013-03-03T19:57:18.689+00:002013-03-03T19:57:18.689+00:00what a great day it looked to be and to see the gr...what a great day it looked to be and to see the grebes mating sounds awesome. i'm sure the fighting was quite lively too... hope all is well~Naquillityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04784964201596357136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-18583270883205006082013-03-03T18:51:10.253+00:002013-03-03T18:51:10.253+00:00How wonderful that you got to see the grebes. Arou...How wonderful that you got to see the grebes. Around here the little pied-billed grebes are the only ones I ever see.bunnitshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07762412508859521913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-6148695212522671082013-03-03T17:22:11.154+00:002013-03-03T17:22:11.154+00:00how wonderful
to have such a name –
great crested ...how wonderful<br />to have such a name –<br />great crested grebeBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10717622168200846486noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-54052734199595877382013-03-03T12:51:54.770+00:002013-03-03T12:51:54.770+00:00I love these pretty grebes. Beautiful scenes and g...I love these pretty grebes. Beautiful scenes and great shots. Have a happy day and week ahead.eileeninmdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00070309645796725309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-7070075890874356002013-03-03T03:37:41.862+00:002013-03-03T03:37:41.862+00:00Love those Springtime mating madnesses! Beautiful...Love those Springtime mating madnesses! Beautiful grebes.RGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02017190779860810318noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-18730679975880677502013-03-03T01:25:01.274+00:002013-03-03T01:25:01.274+00:00What a fun time that must have been to actually se...What a fun time that must have been to actually see that ritual.Ms Sparrowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417670251423549014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-5048547979470917442013-03-02T23:42:42.461+00:002013-03-02T23:42:42.461+00:00Your grebes are very like the ones found in New Ze...Your grebes are very like the ones found in New Zealand<br />http://www.nzbirds.com/birds/australasiancrestgrebe.html<br />That surprised me, often birds here with the same name as English birds are not the same at all. The early settlers used to attach the name of the closest European equivalent to the new birds, for instance our magpies are not much like English magpies apart from being black and white. Our kingfishers are different too, although they have the same general body shape.<br />Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08236329216260906624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-5799224134653519322013-03-02T22:17:59.664+00:002013-03-02T22:17:59.664+00:00Hi Juliet,
Looks like you had a wonderful day out...Hi Juliet,<br /><br />Looks like you had a wonderful day out and I enjoyed seeing your lovely photos.<br /><br />Enjoy the weekend<br />hugs<br />CarolynDraffin Bearshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01448539647442095635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-52780395371465676662013-03-02T19:11:37.975+00:002013-03-02T19:11:37.975+00:00Optimistic - thanks, it was!
Tommaso - there are...Optimistic - thanks, it was! <br /><br />Tommaso - there are several species of grebes, the one in my blog post is the largest of the British (and as far as I know of all European) grebes. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-42231358852652455992013-03-02T19:09:57.820+00:002013-03-02T19:09:57.820+00:00Marvellous birds, I do not think the species exist...Marvellous birds, I do not think the species exists here in the Venetian lagoon area. Although, among cormorants and seagulls, egrets, herons and some occasional kingfisher and swan ( two swans even mysteriously appeared once in winter at the seaside) I have often spotted from the train window, on the lagoon stretch from the mainland to Venice some acquatic birds similar to those of your photos,although smaller than yours... their name "svassi" in Italian I once knew in English but, my age advancing, I have now forgotten it and can't find it in the dictionary. They are two kinds, major and minor "Svasso".Tommaso Gervasuttihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17137499390434949734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16542790.post-27757232436496117962013-03-02T18:54:06.699+00:002013-03-02T18:54:06.699+00:00Oh wow...that definitely looks like a beautiful da...Oh wow...that definitely looks like a beautiful day indeed my friend. Optimistic Existentialisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11507986337866049924noreply@blogger.com