Back in April, I sat down at a Lake near Linz for some bird photography of the Great Crested Grebe. A male and a female where building their nests at the moment and tried to reproduce and have sex. It was a very nice event but It took only some minutes before they left for another place. They were either disturbed from all the people that visited the lake with their dog, or maybe didn't want to be photographed on all their steps (in this case it would have been my fault, but since I was very careful and silent I assume the problem was something else). But I am happy that I could take some pictures of this beautiful ritual.
Male and female great creste grebe. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 04:58 am |
| ISO | 500 |
Their mating dances are just magical but unfortunately I couldn't take pictures of it or film it. Maybe next year I will have a little more luck. But I am happy that i could at least take some closeup pictures of them even when the light was not the best and I had to do a little post processing here in RAW Therapee. Next time I will have a little more luck and a better light. But the best time for these kinds of pictures is spring. I am already looking forward to next years spring but now I need to enjoy the summer, since it is my favorite time of the year (not in terms of birdphotography but in general). But also in summer there are a lot of opportunities that I need to take for some nice pictures.
Mating of the great crested grebe. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 04:58 am |
| ISO | 500 |
Two "lovers" building their nest. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 04:58 am |
| ISO | 500 |
Very busy in nest building. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 04:58 am |
| ISO | 500 |
Improving the nest. Picture: Florian Glechner.
| Camera used | Nikon D500 |
|---|---|
| Lens used | Sigma 150-600 mm lens |
| Filter used | none |
| Exposure Time | 1/100 Seconds |
| Aperture used | F6.3 |
| Focal Length | 600 mm |
| Time | 04:58 am |
| ISO | 500 |