{"id":125552,"date":"2024-03-23T04:30:10","date_gmt":"2024-03-23T10:30:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=125552"},"modified":"2025-05-08T03:56:19","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T08:56:19","slug":"pair-of-clarks-grebes-at-bear-river-mbr","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2024\/03\/23\/pair-of-clarks-grebes-at-bear-river-mbr\/","title":{"rendered":"Pair Of Clark’s Grebes At Bear River MBR"},"content":{"rendered":"

On my most recent trip to Bear River MBR, I stopped my Jeep on the west side of the auto tour loop to take a few images of a pair of Clark’s Grebes. This pair of grebes already appeared to be bonding.<\/p>\n

\"PairPair of Clark’s Grebes on the last day of winter \u2013 Nikon D500, f8, 1\/3200, ISO 500, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n

Although this photo isn’t my best of this species, sometimes it isn’t about the photos; it’s about soaking in all of the beauty, the sounds, and nature. For me, my trip to the refuge was all of that and more.<\/p>\n

My trip to the refuge was about sunshine after days of gray. It was about hearing the sounds of the birds, and it was about that peaceful feeling I get at the refuge\u2014no news and no negativity, just nature. It was exactly what I needed.<\/p>\n

This pair of Clark’s Grebes were calling<\/span><\/a> and bobbing their heads and necks in unison when I drove up on them, and they paid no attention to me. It even looked like the grebes might rush. I hoped that they would dance across the water and perform their courtship display.<\/p>\n

Another vehicle came up behind me, and the grebes dove under the water.<\/p>\n

It won’t be long before the Clark’s and Western Grebe mating season is in full swing at the refuge, though. Soon after that, their tiny chicks will hatch and ride on the backs of their parents.<\/p>\n

I just hope there aren’t any issues with water levels being dropped this year, like there have been at the refuge in the past. I’ll be keeping my fingers crossed.<\/p>\n

Life is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n

Mia<\/p>\n

Click here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Clark\u2019s Grebe photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

On my most recent trip to Bear River MBR, I stopped my Jeep on the west side of the auto tour loop to take a few images of a pair of Clark’s Grebes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":143303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[124,27,1148,162,26],"tags":[4004,4155,4072,4016,877,707,4094,519,2139,12672,4926,3996,5123,4095,373],"class_list":["post-125552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bear-river-migratory-bird-refuge","category-avian","category-box-elder-county-utah","category-clarks-grebes","category-utah","tag-adult","tag-aechmophorus-clarkii","tag-calling","tag-clarks-grebe","tag-grebe","tag-grebes-2","tag-marsh","tag-nature","tag-pair","tag-peace","tag-sounds","tag-water","tag-waterbirds","tag-wetlands","tag-winter"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t