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Great Crested Grebes courtship display 3 of 4.
Great Crested Grebes courtship display 3 of 4. During the courtship ritual, Great Crested Grebes display black and orange facial ruffs and black ear-tufts known as tippets, which they use in a special ceremony to establish their bonds in the breeding season. Facing each other, the grebes flick their heads from side to side. [source description: BBC Earth]. Schardam, Netherlands.
Author: Steppeland - Lutgarde De Brouwer
Steppeland
Photo size: 4.1 Mpixels (11.7 MB uncompressed) - 2018x2018 pixels (6.7x6.7 in / 17.1x17.1 cm at 300 ppi)
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