Little grebe, Dabchick Tachybaptus ruficollis feeding in a diminishing ice hole. Grèbe castagneux. Zwergtaucher. Zampullín común

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The freezing weather has frozen the lake's surface leaving only this small ice hole. The ice hole is here because the wildfowl stir the water up which slows down the freezing process. Eventually this will freeze up too and the birds will have to move on.

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Location: TETNEY LINCOLNSHIRE UK
Photo credit: © fotolincs / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: aquatic, bird, birds., grebes, habitat., hole, ice, lakes., nature, rails, seasons, severe, weather, wildlife., winter