Last Sunday – gloomy as it was – I was walking through my neighboring park when I noticed a pair of quite eye-catching birds swimming on the canal. I’ve never seen them before – they had distinctive crested heads and were amazing divers, able to swim really long distances under the water surface. Of course they kept moving all the time so it was incredibly difficult to get a sharp photo of them, especially in the cloudy weather, but I managed to get a few. As it turns out, these are Great crested grebes. And then, to my surprise, one resurfaced after a dive with a pretty big fish caught in its beak!!! The fish was still alive at this point, so a short fight ensued and once the grebe snapped its dinner’s head, it proceeded to swallow it in a few gulps… Amazing performance, if a bit bloody – I could see the fish’s tail gradually disappearing in the grebe’s throat… These must be the most amazing bird shots I’ve taken so far!
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