Claude Rioux shared this video from Salmon Arm, B.C. of western grebes doing their mating water dances. Want your photo or video featured on CBC? Email us at bcphotos@cbc.ca | CBC Vancouver
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Claude Rioux shared this video from Salmon Arm, B.C. of western grebes doing their mating water dances. Want your photo or video featured on CBC? Email us at bcphotos@cbc.ca | CBC Vancouver
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Hooded Grebes perform an amazing courtship ritual | National Geographic UK
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Hooded Grebes perform an amazing courtship ritual | National Geographic UK
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These hooded grebes sure know how to dance! While this might look silly, these grebes are performing a vitally important courtship ritual. This serves more than one purpose, both to cement the alliance between the pair for the upcoming breeding season and to carve out some space on the pond to raise their future family. Grebes are fairly common water birds found in most parts of the world, so if you grab a pair of binoculars, you might just see this incredible dance display for yourself. Video C
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These hooded grebes sure know how to dance! While this might look silly, these grebes are performing a vitally important courtship ritual. This serves more than one purpose, both to cement the alliance between the pair for the upcoming breeding season and to carve out some space on the pond to raise their future family. Grebes are fairly common water birds found in most parts of the world, so if you grab a pair of binoculars, you might just see this incredible dance display for yourself. Video C
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Western Grebes display spectacular courtship ceremonies. ❤️ During this intricate dance, the pair perform a specific set of behaviours in sequence with amazing precision and synchronicity. During the "rushing ceremony", the pair rise up in the water onto their feet and simultaneously run long distances across the surface of the water. The display dramatically concludes with a sudden dive. Clip of Grebes displaying part of their mating ritual, "rushing" — BBC One, Nature's Greatest Dancers | Wild
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Western Grebes display spectacular courtship ceremonies. ❤️ During this intricate dance, the pair perform a specific set of behaviours in sequence with amazing precision and synchronicity. During the "rushing ceremony", the pair rise up in the water onto their feet and simultaneously run long distances across the surface of the water. The display dramatically concludes with a sudden dive. Clip of Grebes displaying part of their mating ritual, "rushing" — BBC One, Nature's Greatest Dancers | Wild
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Dancing Duo: Great Crested Grebes in Love #BirdsOfInstagram #AmazingAnimals #Wildlife #grèbes Two great crested grebe birds, known for their elegant courtship rituals, perform a mesmerizing dance on a serene, colorful lake bathed in the soft glow of evening light. Their synchronized movements and graceful postures reflect their deep connection and affection for each other, captivating observers with the beauty of nature’s love story. #GreatCrestedGrebe #BirdDance #birdwatching #reels #instareels
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The courtship dance! 💃 Right now, great-crested grebes are getting ready to breed with their spectacular courtship dance! This usually involves calling, synchronised swimming, preening, fanning out their feathery ruffs, head shaking, and finally 'the weed dance' — which is where the pair hold tufts of water weed in their bills and paddle furiously to stay upright, chest-to-chest. It might sound like a lot of hard work, but it's incredible to watch! 💚 #SomersetWT #Somerset #Birds | Somerset Wil
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Frumscepend on Instagram: "Great crested grebes courtship dance The elegant Great crested grebes (Podiceps cristatus) perform a synchronized courtship ritual — mirroring each other’s head movements in perfect rhythm. This “dance” strengthens their pair bond and ensures mutual readiness for nesting. It’s one of the most graceful displays of affection in the bird world, even in the chill of winter. © Frumscepend, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) #Winter
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wild | safari | saga | Grace, rhythm, and love on water — watching the grebes' courtship dance was like a scene from nature’s ballet. Protecting Feathers,... | Instagram
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