{"id":15079,"date":"2014-05-30T03:40:08","date_gmt":"2014-05-30T09:40:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=15079"},"modified":"2025-07-22T14:41:25","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T19:41:25","slug":"western-grebe-about-to-submerge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2014\/05\/30\/western-grebe-about-to-submerge\/","title":{"rendered":"Western Grebe About To Submerge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202.jpg\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload aligncenter wp-image-150638 size-full\" title=\"Western Grebe about to submerge under the water at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202.jpg\" data-orig-src=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202.jpg\" alt=\"Western Grebe about to submerge under the water at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah\" width=\"850\" height=\"460\" data-id=\"15078\" srcset=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27460%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20850%20460%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27850%27%20height%3D%27460%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202-200x108.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202-400x216.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202-600x325.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202-768x416.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/western-grebe-eye-mia-mcpherson-5202.jpg 850w\" data-sizes=\"auto\" data-orig-sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\" \/><\/span><\/a>Western Grebe about to submerge &#8211; Nikon D300, f7.1, 1\/1250, ISO 500, Nikkor 200-400mm VR with 1.4x TC at 400mm, natural light<\/span><\/p>\n<p>I often try to capture the eye of a bird diving into the water at the moment just before the eye submerges below the surface. I was able to succeed with this Western Grebe.<\/p>\n<p>It might seem simple enough to capture that precise moment but it really isn&#8217;t. I can&#8217;t tell you how many times I have failed. I do get lots of practice with Pied-billed, Western and Clark&#8217;s Grebes at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge and Farmington Bay WMA in northern Utah.\u00a0 This image of a Western Grebe about to submerge was taken at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fws.gov\/refuge\/bear_river_migratory_bird_refuge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.<\/span><\/a> The light wasn&#8217;t the best but I can try again.<\/p>\n<p>Life <em>is<\/em> good.<\/p>\n<p>Mia<\/p>\n<p>Click <a href=\"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/western-grebe-images\/\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/span><\/a> to see more of my Western Grebe photos plus facts and information about this species.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>I don&#8217;t know where I will be when this post is published but I bet I am having a great time! Feel free to share this post.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I often try to capture the eye of a bird diving into the water at the moment just before the eye submerges below the surface. 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