{"id":32980,"date":"2015-11-20T05:42:12","date_gmt":"2015-11-20T12:42:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/?p=32980"},"modified":"2025-07-23T12:58:50","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:58:50","slug":"possibly-my-last-western-grebe-images-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onthewingphotography.com\/wings\/2015\/11\/20\/possibly-my-last-western-grebe-images-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Possibly My Last Western Grebe Images Of The Year"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"StretchingStretching Western Grebe – Nikon D810, f7.1, 1\/2000, ISO 400, -0.7 EV, Nikkor 500mm VR with 1.4x TC, natural light
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This Western Grebe might be the last one I photograph this year because it appears that most of them have migrated for the winter. There was only one Western Grebe on the pond and I took a nice series of images of this particular bird. I loved this photo of the grebe stretching.<\/p>\n

And nah, contrary to other people’s click bait headlines, a bird won’t break their neck by stretching like this.<\/p>\n

I’m sure people have seen me get very excited when I write here about my FOY (first of year) or FOS (first of season) birds. I jump up and down when I see my FOY\/FOS Tundra Swan or Swainson’s Hawk, Black-chinned Hummingbird, or Sandhill Crane.<\/p>\n

My joy flows over into my images and my posts here on my blog.<\/p>\n

It is different though when I think quietly to myself… “Will this be the last Western Grebe I photograph this year?” or “Will I get the opportunity to see just one more before they are gone for the winter?”.<\/p>\n

Those thoughts make me reflect back on the birds I photographed during the spring and summer and they make me ask myself questions.<\/p>\n

“Did I get all the images of them I could have?” or “Should I have been more patient and sat with pairs of the grebes longer and gotten the rushing grebe images I have dreamed of?”.<\/p>\n

Then I slowly start to dream about the next year. Looking forward to the future while enjoying every minute of the present.<\/p>\n

Just something I think about.<\/p>\n

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

Mia<\/p>\n

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

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