Western Grebe (41)
Canada (Ontario) adult, outside normal range
Port Credit - This bird has put in an annual appearance for four years. It usually sticks around for a few weeks then moves about Lake Ontario and eventually heads to the Prairies. I went to see it last year but it was 150 metres out in the lake. Needless to say the speck in the middle of the shot was not very convincing. I spent the entire morning hoping for a close approach and had success a couple of times as it moved from far out to shore. It was always on the move and usually that was underwater. It can easily swim beneath the waves for several minutes and cover a great distance. It prefers underwater to flight or even swimming. It never flew.
Mar 30 2023
Wonderful find and capture Brian!!
It was worth the trip and the delay of a year to have it at less than 8 metres.
Interesting that the same bird is using that territory that way. Terrific work.
It was even better to have it so close.