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Glorious Grebes

This gallery offers moments in the lives of a Red-necked Grebe family, along with their inspiring courage to prevail and adapt through a storm that would destroy their nest. These photographs were made during the summer of 2010 in British Columbia Canada. Photo captions are included. Your comments are welcome. Your vote of this gallery, and of individual Grebe photographs is appreciated.
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Shirley Rich 08-Jun-2011 18:08
Hello Norman, Lindsie and I were just looking at your pictures and they are fantastic photographs.I really liked the photo of the baby coming out of the moms back and the mom was looking back at the baby! If you could send me a copy of that so I could frame it, I would really like that. Keep up the good work! I look forward to hearing from you soon.

Love,
your Mom
Gene30-Apr-2011 21:06
Wow these are terrific Norm! I love these birds - they have unique and rich coloring and behavior and ritual, and you have captured all of this very well as usual!

Cheers,
Gene
Carole Stevens10-Apr-2011 10:48
WOW what an outstanding gallery, you have captured some priceless moments in time with such detail and clarity, thank you for sharing these special moments with us!
Stunning!!!
VVV
Gerhard Ritsema31-Mar-2011 17:16
Fantastic work! Great study!
brucebenson31-Mar-2011 03:35
Norm, These are terrific images documenting the lives these birds. Thanks so much for letting me know about it. I am in Africa right now visiting Uganda and Kenya, I hope to post many images from this adventure. As others have commented, as a photographer, I know how difficult it is get even one of the many great images you have in this gallery. Bruce Benson
roy hancliff27-Mar-2011 16:53
What you have captured here Norman is priceless.

The colours, light and interest throughout this series is superb.
The narrative takes us away from the humdrum of life and transports us to another place where we can marvel at the wonders of nature. That for me is the truly joyous privilege of this type of Photography. Thank you for sharing your talent with us.
Yi Feng27-Mar-2011 14:58
Lovely story and description of these beautiful birds. Fantastic captures of the event. V
robertoparmiggiani27-Mar-2011 12:15
This gallery is amazing v
Guest 24-Mar-2011 21:16
Wonderful story that unfolds like a novel with excellent images, a real pleasure to view.
Petros Labrakos24-Mar-2011 11:49
excellent work all over
Thanks for sharing V!
RAINBIRDER23-Mar-2011 21:03
A superb series of images Norman!!!
Congratulations on this very impressive work!
Dani Barchana23-Mar-2011 20:42
indeed, glorious birds and also glorious Gallery, Big V.
Guest 23-Mar-2011 18:21
Fantastic gallery. Along with fabulous light, the details are amazing!
Blandine Mangin23-Mar-2011 13:37
superb collection ! v
Tim van Woensel23-Mar-2011 08:50
Wonderful series Norman. I'm amazed by the quality of your photos especially considering the focal length (1000mm). All I can say is wow.
Guest 23-Mar-2011 08:05
Excellent work you have done here with this gallery of one of my favorite birds!
I can see that you are very close to those Grebes.
Thanks for sharing.
Anna Pagnacco23-Mar-2011 05:43
Excellent photography, a pleasure to view! ( V )
Anna
Gerard Koehl23-Mar-2011 05:15
Magnifique galerie sur cet oiseau que j'adore. V
princess22-Mar-2011 13:45
Fascinating gallery. "National geographic" presentation. You did a fantastic work. Warm congratulations! BIG VOTE
Susan Belanger21-Mar-2011 22:49
Many of the "before the storm" photos in this gallery are on par with viewing a perfect diamond solitaire in a Tiffany setting - perfect enough in light, color, and clarity to stand alone and inspire awe and delight.... The entire gallery is an inspiring story of the grebe's life cycle and a tribute to your loving and patient recording of it with an artist's eye and sentiment. Absolutely lovely and worthy of praise!!
CIS21-Mar-2011 03:59
Norman...I'm speechless, this series is exceptional. A story of a time in their lives that I otherwise would not have had the privilege of seeing. Each and every one is a story of it's own, beautifully photographed. Thank You!
Marcel-Etienne20-Mar-2011 23:18
What an amazing gallery, and what a great adventure ! The whole story and description of these beautiful birds is fascinating, and so are the images : great captures, outstanding compositions and glorious colours ! Thanks for sharing these moments. Big, big vote ! :o)
Carla 20-Mar-2011 15:32
Norman, you've captured the essence and beauty of nature once again and enabled us to see something special that we could never see without you.
Tom Murray20-Mar-2011 02:36
Great gallery!!! V
Guest 19-Mar-2011 19:31
So many of these touched my heart. What lovely work! Thank you.
Guest 19-Mar-2011 13:13
Wonderful gallery, great light and sharp shots, I especially like those with the young! Great work, V!
Guest 18-Mar-2011 08:37
Wonderful!!
Phyllis Stewart18-Mar-2011 05:25
Absolutely gorgeous shots! V
Guest 17-Mar-2011 20:23
Marvelous gallery V
Ashley Hockenberry17-Mar-2011 17:56
Excellent work and great attention to detail !
katjas17-Mar-2011 13:17
terrific documentation with beautiful light and colors! BV
Leslie Cohelan17-Mar-2011 04:48
This gallery is a masterpiece of Nature photography...wonderful heartwarming images...
Mel L Walker 17-Mar-2011 00:28
Stunning Photos!! Gotta love the 'Pink Condo'... We'll have to have people
ask' and we'll relay the 'moving' story!! :-) The photos are complex and varied!! Norman, I'm so glad to have met you & Linda and see the 'work' (time and energy) you put in to your art work... The final results speak for themselves... Beautiful and awe inspiring, re: appreciation of wild-life and nature! Congratulations with the Gallery. :-)
RALPH ELDRIDGE16-Mar-2011 17:38
Great job, Norman. Especially the fact that you caught, unbroken, pretty much all of the breeding season. Too often we get only glimpses and isolated moments.
Jess. ( Lady.D.)16-Mar-2011 16:37
Fascinating portrayal of life for these Grebes. Wonderful what nature presents as seen through the eyes of a photographer. Excellent gallery well presented...
Eric Webster16-Mar-2011 14:32
Glorious Indeed ! and a remarkable gallery. Your description to the gallery as well as all the comments to individual images is invaluable information for photographers as well as viewers as to the depth and level of commitment it takes to produce images like these, and shows your absolute enjoyment of the art you are so kindly displaying for us here. A gift for all to see. These are not "nice pics" as are often referred to as, but individual little pieces of art. Each and every one of them. Your level of truly "seeing" what is in your viewfinder and what you react to, the choices you are making, is just glorious. A well named gallery Norman. At your level of artistic endeavour there is no better . . only different. What an incredible story you have given us. Many thanks :-)
anuschka16-Mar-2011 13:46
Thanks for this great journey! V.
gardener16-Mar-2011 08:46
Fascinating gallery, a real time story of intelligent birds facing nature. Thanks for posting these beautiful images taken at the right time of day to increase contrasts and colors. Peter
Guest 16-Mar-2011 04:57
It is a wonderful portrayal of the elegance of these birds. The drama of the storm and the rescue is particularly inspiring. Well done!
James Hutchison15-Mar-2011 05:59
What an exceptional, intimate and immensely immersive gallery. You are very fortunate to have had this opportunity, and these grebes are equally fortunate to have been portrayed so beautifully. It is no doubt a standard, and will supply me with countless hours of viewing enjoyment and motivation to elevate my own work. The summer cant come soon enough that I should hope to enjoy the pleasure of such a shared experience with as beautiful a creature.
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