6 September 2023 - Hollingworth Lake

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Great Crested Grebe, Metellina sp. (spider)

This morning the sun was shining, and I'd set off round the lake earlier than usual.  As I walked along the sunken path on Lake Bank, a Great Crested Grebe was feeding in and out of the rocks and plants just along the shoreline by the path.  It was full-frame but difficult to get either a good angle or good lighting - the sun was very directional and causing some contrast issues.

Not a lot else was to be seen, so I stopped to photograph a yellowish spider by the path near the hide.  This turned out to be a Metellina sp., most likely segmentata from the date, but is one of the commonest species.

Great Crested Grebe, 1/2000 sec, f/6.3, 428 mm, ISO 3200 (view full size image)

Metellina-segmentata, 1/2500 sec, f/5.6, 363 mm, ISO 10000 (view full size image)