I wonder how it feels about the cold water, and then I remember the Great crested grebe (GCG) has come from the Palearctic, a much colder place. The sighting of a single bird—my first migratory ...

Much to the delight of birdwatchers, a great crested grebe was recently spotted in the sanctuary after almost a decade. Environmentalists on their daily stroll in the sanctuary were surprised at ...

A great crested grebe's nest usually consists of an old reed, typha and sometimes lily leaves. It is located where there is a water body with sufficient depth - from where it is convenient to ...

Similar to the jacana, which carries its young under its wings, the great crested grebe parents carry their chicks on their backs, letting them sink down into their soft down for warmth. You can see ...

Picture: Bertie Gregory/REX Credit: Bertie Gregory/REX A great crested grebe shaking off water after returning to the surface from a dive. "I wanted my images to be different from those gone ...

Decades before that, however, he helped to pioneer the field of animal behaviour with his groundbreaking work on avian ethology, the 1914 Courtship Habits of the Great Crested Grebe. In it ...

swapping “badger” throughout for “great crested grebe”. The essay is duly printed — with the bird as its protagonist. A prodigious correspondence ensues: one letter asks whether the ...

THE GREAT Crested Grebe is a bird that is not well known to most people but anyone who sees its spectacular courtship display at this time of year cannot f... Sunday, 1 December 2024 ePaper ...

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