tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post3962201120813408129..comments2024-03-14T08:27:16.316-07:00Comments on Union Bay Watch : The Easy LifeLarry Hubbellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-84173345721173818732014-01-27T13:48:02.612-08:002014-01-27T13:48:02.612-08:00Max, That is a very nice sequence that illustrates...Max, That is a very nice sequence that illustrates the point perfectly. Thanks again!Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-47541328434233436412014-01-27T13:46:37.275-08:002014-01-27T13:46:37.275-08:00Very cool! Thank you for sharing!Very cool! Thank you for sharing!Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-89757800166799388432014-01-27T08:54:20.966-08:002014-01-27T08:54:20.966-08:00Wikipedia says:
Grebes have unusual plumage. It is...Wikipedia says:<br />Grebes have unusual plumage. It is dense and waterproof, and on the underside the feathers are at right-angles to the skin, sticking straight out to begin with and curling at the tip. By pressing their feathers against the body, grebes can adjust their buoyancy. Often, they swim low in the water with just the head and neck exposed.<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grebe#DescriptionMax Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180025497712399204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-57661033226412011232014-01-27T08:53:29.107-08:002014-01-27T08:53:29.107-08:00I also love watching them sink into the water. Her...I also love watching them sink into the water. Here are some pics I took of the process at Green Lake: http://imgur.com/a/OkvaFMax Kingsburyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180025497712399204noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-61518190081804823972014-01-25T15:12:19.086-08:002014-01-25T15:12:19.086-08:00Max, Thank you for explaining one of nature's ...Max, Thank you for explaining one of nature's tricks. So the air in their feathers must usually be just enough to keep them afloat and then when they push it out they are just heavy enough to sink. So evidently "being light as a feather" only holds true when the feather or feathers are filled with air. :-)Larry Hubbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11346591926338103362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7340068615976654326.post-2318769080572987012014-01-25T12:29:01.137-08:002014-01-25T12:29:01.137-08:00According to my reading, both Pied-Billed Grebes a...According to my reading, both Pied-Billed Grebes and Ruddy Ducks have the ability to simply sink themselves by compressing their feathers, rather than by diving. <br /><br />Nice photos, as always.<br /><br />Max Warner TacomaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com