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Red Neck Grebe

June 7, 2018 Peter Van Rhijn

This Grebe was captured along the Toronto waterfront, not far from the Air India memorial monument.

I’m not sure what he was doing but whatever it was, I did not notice any female nearby.

Grebes are known for their exotic courtship behavior and plenty of videos are on-line. One video is by the BBC about the Long Neck Grebe which does a paired mating dance while vertically running on the water surface. Quite incredible to watch. On one of the videos, I watched as a Red Neck Grebe takes on the position I photographed here. What I photographed lasted 15 to 30 seconds. If anyone knows what this is all about I’d love to know.

Ingredients: Simplicity, Nature story, Impact. Maybe “the Mysterious?”