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This is beautiful, is a way it is the perfect place to be while all these restrictions still hangover us all. The way you framed the duck in the photo with the lighting/reflections is very cool. Wishing you well and I hope this year is treating you nicely. Take care, Takami.
Thank you for stopping by and admiring this family of Little Grebes as well! This was right before the state of emergency started in late spring/summer, and was like the “calm before the storm.”
It has been a challenging year for us (and for everyone else of course), but as the situation slowly improves, we are keeping fingers crossed that the positive trend will continue. Thanks again for your kind comments and wish you and your dear ones a safe and happy autumn.
I really like the atmosphere of the picture.
Excellent work!
Thank you Rabirius, this means a lot and I am so glad you enjoyed the atmosphere – it was what I hoped to convey. Have a great day 🙂
wonderful
Thank you 😊
Ah…who wouldn’t want a secret haven of safety these days? As you reminded me we are so privileged to be able to observe our fellow nonhuman beings so closely and to be allowed into pieces of their world in order to discover so much beauty and wonder. I continue to be thankful for your marvelous photographs which introduce me to a magical world of birds from your corner of the world. Wishing you the best, Takami.
Hello Atreyee,
Thank you so much for this comment. I always feel very privileged and grateful, when I am able to experience/observe these moments with our non-human neighbors. It always reminds me that we are not the only residents of this planet, and to look beyond my own perspective.
Thanks so much as always, and hope you continue take care!
This is a beautiful photograph, Takami. Don’t you feel privileged whenever you can enter these secret havens without disturbing their denizens? I always feel so lucky and grateful when that happens.
Best wishes,
Tanja
Hello Tanja,
Yes I feel extremely privileged whenever I am given a glimpse into their worlds. Like you (and all nature lovers) I take caution to not disturb them (and also other humans). I always feel so blessed and lucky when experiencing moments like this, and twice lucky if I am fortunate enough to share this joy with others like yourself 🙂
As always your thoughtful comments are much appreciated!
I wish you/us more similarly enchanting nature moments, Takami.
Take care,
Tanja
Lovely composition, Takami!
Thank you so much Carol 🙂
The reflection on the water is beautiful and so are the greens🙂
Thank you! I am happy you enjoyed it! 😀
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There is such a lovely tranquility captured in the composition of this photo, Takami. Actually, if I think about it, all your photographs have a deep sense of peace imbued in them. Which is perhaps why I love your photography so much.
Hello Jolandi,
Thanks much for your visit and for this comment. It means a lot and I am glad if my images can help folks feel a sense of peace, especially given the current times.
I hope to catch up on your latest blog post very soon.
Absolutely delightful! ❤️
Thank you Julie 😀
Very lovely composition
Thank you Derrick. Very happy you enjoyed our “dabchicks” 🙂
Wonderful and serene. 🙏🏻
Thank you🌷
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How beautiful is that capture Takami ! Grebes love to keep to themselves being a secretive bird usually always in the centre of the pond for safety and better diving. You have captured a truly special moment with both color and reflections all enhancing the frame. A place where we could all easily be transported to in our busy lives.
Thank you Ash! It as as you say, grebes usually do love to keep to themselves, all the more so when they are raising chicks. (Did you notice two chicks tucked under the parent bird? 🙂 )
As always, your warm and informative comments are much appreciated.
Yes we both did, and my wife always loves seeing them do that, as the swans do it also:-)
A beautiful photo!
Thank you, Mr. N! Blessings to you and your family.
Blessings to you all.
Fabulous colours, patterns and reflections, Takami. It seems there is a double secret haven – the adult grebe has found her secret haven, and in turn she provides her chicks with a protective haven under her folded wings!
Hello Carol,
Thank you so much for this comment, and for noticing the chicks! While these Little Grebes are the smallest of the grebes found in Japan, they have quite the presence and personality 🙂 I’m so glad you understood the double meaning of “secret haven” 🙂
Interestingly we also get Little Grebes here in South Africa, and I know what you mean about their presence. They seem to have a quiet determination about them and are undeterred by the bigger and sometimes more showy water birds.
Marvelous, lovely, and beautifully photographed! Please tell us what kind of duck its is.
Hello Mr. Hien!
These are Little Grebes – the smallest of the grebes that are found in Japan. I have had the pleasure to “follow” and photograph them for a few years now, and they did not disappoint this year 🙂
love, love love, the colors and way the water distorts the branches on this one!!!! I could totally see this one as a puzzle, or large poster. Great eye! DM
Thank you Mr. D!
Really appreciate it, and thanks so much for spending a moment with our Little Grebes 🙂
I like that! (Mr D) Has a much better ring to it than “DM”. 🙂 Take care! Mr D
Cute little ducklings, just peering out from behind their mom’s wings. Great shot!
Thank you! Your comment was the first to notice the two babies peering out from the adult Little Grebe 🙂 Really appreciate that you took the time to notice the detail. Hope you are doing well.
Such a gorgeous shade of green. 💚 Beautiful, as always, Takami.😊
Thank you Julie! I loved the deep serene shade of green on this day. Your visit and comment is much appreciated!
What a beautiful composition you captured, Takami. The reflections are so abstract, grounded by the lovely duck in the middle. Perfect.
Hello Noelle,
Thank you so much for your comment. I wanted to show a view with the Little Grebe in its environment. There was no wind on this day, so perfect for capturing some water reflections 🙂 Hope you and all your dear ones are continuing to stay safe and well!
You, too, Takami. Summer is here and it is HOT!