starrfish's Identifications

White Rock lake, behind the arboretum
These are a challenge to capture for two reasons. They tend to stay far away from the banks and they tend to see you, dive deep and come back up many feet away from where they dived. This chill grebe was closer and not actively diving, which was a nice treat. Calm winds and a reflection was just icing on the cake. The ring on its bill indicates it is in breeding colors.

Behavior - Feeding
Habitat - Near a natural water source
Additional comments? - I think this is a little blue! Very exciting! But I couldn't see the colors too well, it looked all dark grey to me. Maybe it's a juvi of another species? Hanging out on the dock all suspicious like...
Nest present -
How many? - 1

Additional comments? - pelagic out of Port Fairy along the continental shelf approx 70km from shore so dont know exact location
How many? - there were a lot of Albatross but couldnt differentiate one from the other
Habitat - Near a natural water source
Nest present - No
Behavior - Flying