Proud parents to be

The Great Crested Grebes that I posted a picture of three weeks ago http://365project.org/julienne1/365/2017-04-04 have now improved their precarious nest and are incubating a clutch of 4 or maybe 5 eggs. This morning I watched as they continued to bring new nesting material and took it in turns to sit on the eggs - they seemed to swap over ever 30 minutes or so giving their mate a chance to hunt for fish. Elsewhere on Ham Wall RSPB reserve one grebe chick has already hatched and swimming around in hot pursuit of its parents

[Christopher Cox]

What a lovely scene

[Diana]

Such a beautiful scene! Hope all the chicks hatch.

[Bep]

Just beautiful.

[Lois]

Lovely reflections

[KoalaGardens🐨]

stunning capture :)

[Heather K]

Great capture, love the composition and reflections

[Rick]

Awesome capture. Looking forward to see the little ones.

[Ann Williams]

So exciting to see eggs in a nest and it's so interesting to see this particular one. Great reflections too. Keep us posted.

[Julienne Jones]

@rickster549 @flowerfairyann I'll certainly keep an eye on the nest. The incubation time is 27-29 days but I'm not sure exactly when they started sitting!