{"id":21883,"date":"2026-01-23T08:17:06","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:17:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21883"},"modified":"2026-01-23T08:17:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:17:41","slug":"horned-grebe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=21883","title":{"rendered":"Horned Grebe"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-attachment-id=\"21882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?attachment_id=21882\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?fit=2000%2C1411&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1411\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;6.7&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;ILCE-7CR&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1769008598&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;500&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"dsc05425\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?fit=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?fit=904%2C637&amp;ssl=1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"904\" height=\"637\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?resize=904%2C637&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-21882\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?resize=1024%2C722&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?resize=300%2C212&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?resize=768%2C542&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?resize=1536%2C1084&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?resize=904%2C638&amp;ssl=1 904w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/dsc05425.jpg?w=1808&amp;ssl=1 1808w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 904px) 100vw, 904px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Horned Grebe: Kennebunk, Maine, USA, January 2026 \u2014 I went down to the local beach access where it crosses a tidal creek to see if there were any ducks (eiders, buffleheads, mergansers, golden-eyes) or loons or grebes. It was, as I remember it, a good spot for all three, but the numbers seem (to me) to have fallen off in recent years. I did find a couple of Horned Grebes feeding fairly near the bridge. Sony a7RC. Tamron 150-500 at 500mm on a tripod (cropped to at least 800mm equivalent field of view). 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