Loch Ness Monster or Pied-billed Grebe?

[Dorian Anderson]

Here's another one from earlier in the week. We usually see these guys hunkered down, so we forget how long their neck is when it's extended!

I dread the day when I'm too old to get super low for shots like this.

Canon 600mm f/4 IS II + 1.4x III on EOS 1DX Mark II
1/2000 at f/5.6, ISO 400, handheld on stomach with elbows in water.
Processed in LR CC without trickery

[Daniel Cadieux]

Wow, check out that psychedelic eye! My type of low angle, and I too dread the day I cannot do it anymore - perhaps that will be when I buy a right-angle viewer. Sharp, well exposed, good comp. Great texture on the bill. Lots to like here!

[Arthur Morris]

Neat-oh! I fondly remember the days when I was able to get flat down on the ground easily :)

with love, artie

[John Mack]

Great Portrait here. love that view of the eye. I have never seen one with their neck stretched out like that. Pretty neat. Love the green background.

[dankearl]

Nice eye and they really do look like this... Nice angle also.
About my favorite duck to photo and just watch.
They are fascinating.

[Arthur Morris]

Grebes are not ducks :)

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[Mike Poole]

If these are anything like 'our' grebes then full marks for fieldcraft. Either way its a beautifully timed shot with great details - just wondering if it needs a slight CCW rotation based on the water at the base of the neck

Mike

[William Dickson]

Definitely the Loch Ness Monster, I seen him last week on Loch Ness and it looked just like this ...Very nice....I like the crop and the good details. BG blends well. The eye is the perfect 'centre piece'

Will
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[Krishna Prasad kotti]

Excellent Capture. Point of view make this image.

The details on the bird and the water colors really elevate the image. I like the eye as well.

TFS