Little Grebe Fishing

I watched this Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) repeatedly dive at Snipes Marsh, Cley, Norfolk before emerging with a stickleback. They are fascinating to watch as they expel all the air from their feathers prior to diving they appear to half in size. Once the fish is caught a series of frantic head movements ensures that the it is despatched as quickly as possible prior to eating. In this case the catch was for one of its offspring who was still in the process of learning to fish for itself.