Little Grebe

Little Grebe (eng.)
Lille Lappedykker (da.)
Tachybaptus ruficollis (sc.)

Seen only few times close enough for a photo, I’ve chosen three images.
The first is from Italy some years ago, in summertime, and the other here in Denmark in wintertime, in Randers (close to my home, actually) and in Lillesø (Nord Jylland).

The oldest one is taken with the Nikon AF 300mm f4 plus TC-14B (the result, in DLSR, is an less-than-average 400mm manual focus). But, for a rarity, was good enough…
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D2x at 100ISO, 300mm f4 AF + TC-14B, f11, 1/250sec, bias 0EV

In winter…
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D700 at 250ISO, 500mm f4.5 AFs, f5.6, 1/640sec, bias EV

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D700 at 400ISO, 500mm f4.5 AFs, f5.6, 1/800sec, bias -1EV