Horned Grebes Put on a Show

In of all places Minneapolis

Horned grebes are diving birds eating almost anything they can swallow that’s in the water. During sring they also put on a cool mating display dancing there way across local waters including the city Lakes of Minneapolis and St Paul.

Over the years these small birds who weigh about a pound decend on Minnesota typically in small flocks oof 4-8 birds. That said, I’ve seen 100 of them in a single group. What makes them a fun photography target is besides their beauty and gregarius behavior is many times horned grebes will cruise the shoreline in search of food and mates making them quite available to a guy in waders with a camera.

Below is a selection of horned grebe images I’ve snapped over the years. Some images are in close range while others are big time crops depicting dancing or fishing but I like them.