{"id":2407,"date":"2011-11-29T08:13:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-29T13:13:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/p4td.lightshedder.com\/2011\/11\/29\/11292011-evil-grebe-sabal-palms-tx\/"},"modified":"2011-11-29T08:13:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-29T13:13:24","slug":"11292011-evil-grebe-sabal-palms-tx","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2407","title":{"rendered":"11\/29\/2011: Evil (?) Grebe, Sabal Palms TX"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/wpid-15793765601.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/wpid-15793744981.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"display:block;margin-right:auto;margin-left:auto;\" alt=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/11\/wpid-1322570243-picsay.jpg?w=904\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The Least Grebe is either very cute or very evil depending on your point of view&#8230;your mood&#8230;or maybe your disposition. These shots are at Sabal Palm Sanctuary near Brownsville Texas, and are typical of the Least Grebe look. I think, for me, the yellow eye with the dark overhanging brow and that dagger beak always over-ride the fluffy behind parts to tip the scale to the evil side. Besides I have seen a Least Grebe come its body length up out of the water to take a dragonfly out of the air. It had the killer instinct! Once you have seen that you can never look at a Least Grebe quite the same again.<\/p>\n<p>Canon SX40HS at 1680mm equivalent (840mm optical zoom plus 2x digital converter). f5.8 @ 1\/200th @ ISO 200. Program with iContrast and -1\/3rd EV exposure compensation.<\/p>\n<p>Processed in Lightroom for Intensity and Sharpness.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><div class=\"robots-nocontent sd-block sd-social sd-social-icon-text sd-sharing\"><h3 class=\"sd-title\">Share this:<\/h3><div class=\"sd-content\"><ul><li class=\"share-twitter\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-twitter-2407\" class=\"share-twitter sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2407&amp;share=twitter\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-facebook\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"sharing-facebook-2407\" class=\"share-facebook sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2407&amp;share=facebook\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to share on Facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-email\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" data-shared=\"\" class=\"share-email sd-button share-icon\" href=\"https:\/\/psnp.info\/p4td_\/?p=2407&amp;share=email\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Click to email this to a friend\"><span>Email<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"share-end\"><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Least Grebe is either very cute or very evil depending on your point of view&#8230;your mood&#8230;or maybe your disposition. 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