Breakfast Time
by Mike Lee
Title
Breakfast Time
Artist
Mike Lee
Medium
Photograph - Digital Photography
Description
Western grebes are impressive fish catchers. There is a healthy population of them on Eagle Lake in Lassen County, California, USA. Not coincidental is the healthy population of tui chub that inhabit the lake. These generally minnow sized fish keep quite a few of Eagle Lake’s residents well fed, including the rainbow trout which have long been targeted by anglers from far and near. In rare cases the chubs can get up to 18 inches but anything in the 6 or 8 inch category is getting above average. Therefore, this was quite the feast of a breakfast for one of this pair of grebes. I’m not sure if this is the male or the female indulging in the meal. Once mated, males will very often feed the females and these two got very close to each other after the catch was made but I couldn’t clearly see if a “hand off” took place or not.
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August 23rd, 2022
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Gregory A Mitchell Photography
Congratulations Mike on being featured in the Fine Art America Group “The Art of Fishing!” A magnificent capture of this most excellent fishing species! The detail, colors, and reflections are incredible indeed! Feel free to place this work in the 2024 featured discussion for viewing and discussion should you wish
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