Rushing Ceremony – Mia McPherson's On The Wing Photography

Clark’s Grebes Rushing in September at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-23T05:30:45-05:00September 7th, 2017|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Clark's Grebes, Utah|Tags: adults, Aechmophorus clarkii, breeding behavior, breeding display, breeding season, Clark's Grebe, grebe, grebes, marsh, Ratchet pointing, rushing, Rushing Ceremony, rushing display, water dancing, wetlands|

I was positively amazed to see the Clark's Grebes rushing across the water this late in the year, personally I've never seen them rush past the end of July.

Western Grebe Weed Ceremony Behavior

By Mia McPherson|2021-08-19T16:37:37-05:00April 18th, 2015|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: Aechmophorus occidentalis, birds, courting, courtship behavior, courtship display, grebe, grebes, marsh, Rushing Ceremony, spring, water, Weed Ceremony, Weed Dancing, weeds, Western Grebe, wetlands|

Western and Clark's Grebes at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge have returned and I have been hoping to photograph some of their mating behaviors again.

Rushing Western Grebes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge

By Mia McPherson|2024-03-17T04:06:33-05:00October 27th, 2012|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: Aechmophorus occidentalis, breeding behavior, breeding display, breeding season, grebe, grebes, marsh, mating behavior, Ratchet pointing, rushing, Rushing Ceremony, spring, Western Grebe, wetlands|

I photographed these rushing Western Grebes in early June of this year at Bear River National Wildlife Refuge in Box Elder County.