Eat the whole thing?
Young Pied-billed grebe gets a tasty cray fish for dinner. Papago Park, Phoenix, AZ.
Young Pied-billed grebe gets a tasty cray fish for dinner. Papago Park, Phoenix, AZ.
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Jul, 2015Views
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Location
This photo was taken at Phoenix's Papago Park. This was my second visit to this location to capture these cute Grebe babies.Time
I made a special after work trip on the evening of July 9th. I had to get home from work, feed the kids and myself, then head over to Papago Park with the hopes of catching a better glimpse of the baby Pied-billed grebes.Lighting
I got there early enough to have good evening light, but the trees on the West side of the pond did leave a lot of the pond in shadow.Equipment
This was shot with my Canon 70D and Sigma 150-500mm lens, hand held, I believe I was sitting on a rock on the edge of the pond.Inspiration
I had been to this location on the 4th of July after seeing images of the baby Pied-billed grebes on the Facebook group Birding--Arizona and The Southwest. On that day, the babies didn't venture very far from their nest.Editing
I didn't do much post-processing on this image.In my camera bag
I shoot with my Canon 70D and Sigma 150-500mm lens.Feedback
Patience, faith and some planning. Since the weekend mornings were so busy with photographers trying to capture these cuties, I decided to go on a weekday evening, and I was the only photographer there.
