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Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)

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Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)

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Species/Soort Family/Familie Order/Orde Class/Klasse Phylum/Stam Kingdom/Rijk
Horned grebe Grebes Grebes Birds Chordate Animals
Kuifduiker Futen Futen Vogels Gewervelden Dieren
Podiceps auritus Podicipedidae Podicipediformes Aves Chordata Animalia

Brouwersdam, Zuid Holland, Netherlands

2014:01:12 12:59:05
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F7.1, ISO 400, distance 44.67 m

A crested diver in winter plumage, just like the black-and-white grebe, but now with a white neck from the eye down. This also looks very different in the summer.

Ankeveense Plassen

2014:01:05 11:27:18
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/1000 sec at F6.3, ISO 400, distance 44.67 m

The first photo of a crested diver, taken during a tour of Ankeveense Plassen on a beautiful winter Sunday.

Jacksonville, Florida, USA

2014:01:31 16:08:06
Horned grebe (Podiceps auritus)
NIKON D7100 with AF-S Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED VR II, 1/6400 sec at F3.5, ISO 800, distance 29.85 m

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