Known for its remarkable and elaborate courtship dance in early spring and the beautiful crest of feathers around its head, ...

Ornithologists from St Petersburg University, Elmira Zaynagutdinova and Yuriy Mikhailov, studied the features of the great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) nesting in the nature reserve 'North ...

In this novel, Priscilla Boot — sister of nature writer William Boot — mischievously meddles with one of William's newspaper columns, swapping “badger” throughout for “great crested grebe”. The essay ...

This extraordinary photo captures a dramatic yet somewhat comical moment as the male seemingly catapults into mid-air, water spraying everywhere, while the female lays patiently below. Such fleeting ...

Just over 20 grebe species inhabit the world today. The group is technically known as the Podicipediformes, though there’s a long history of this name being spelt in various alternative ways and the ...

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Although they’re really just showing off, Nadia Shaikh can’t help but be impressed by the ancient dance ritual of her first bird obsession. The post On the Lookout: great crested grebes appeared first ...

The spectacle of courting great crested grebes had long fascinated Knut Erik. Night after night he lay on a muddy bank, determined to capture their elegance. The light was exquisite, but he couldn’t ...

Some bird species, such as the great-crested grebe, hunt underwater for fish and have red eyes. The red colouring is presumably beneficial to these diving birds, but in what way? If it does provide an ...