Slavonian Grebe at Close Quarters

This little beauty has been the star attraction at Brickfields Pond in Rhyl for over a week now.  Although it wasn't a Lifer for me having seen a similar bird on the Leeds-Liverpool Canal near Pennington Flash in 2013, it was great to get some decent closeup views and photos of this little cracker in its winter plumage.

The light was challenging all day as was the distance to the bird -  it did come close once or twice but the sun was behind it and so all the detail was in shadow.

However, with a bit of better light at times and some processing, these shots have turned out OK.

Here are two examples of the bird being close but in shadow, giving a bluish tinge to the shots.

And finally the most usual view we got of the bird today - in the middle of the pond.