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Western Grebes, San Diego, California, USA: The largest of the North American grebes, this migratory species breeds on freshwater lakes. The western grebe has an elaborate courtship display in which a couple will dance and run across water. The female lays three to five bluish-white eggs in a nest floating on the water. Both sexes take care of their young, becoming very territorial while nesting. “I waited for hours hoping to capture a western grebe pair perform their “rushing ceremony” the courtship dance in which they choose each other as their mate. Then, with their curved necks held high, the pair rose to their full height and sprinted across the water toward me. It was an explosion of beauty I will never forget. Through my image, I hope others will feel the same sense of awe I felt when I beheld this spectacle”. (Photo by Thanh Tran/Nature’s Best Photography Awards 2017)
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