David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) female sleeping with one of her 28 day chicks. The Netherlands, June.

David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) independent fledgling at 46 days, only identified as young by striped head. Feeding on Common Spadefoot (Pelobates fuscus) larvae, The Netherlands, July.

David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) independent fledgling at 46 days, only identified as young by striped head, portrait on a misty morning. The Netherlands, July

Luke Massey / 2020VISION / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) on lake, Surrey, England, UK, April.

Robin Chittenden / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) adult with chick on water, Cley NWT, Norfolk, England, August

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) chicks sheltering on one parent's back while the other feeds them. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) brooding chicks on nest, chick peeking out from under wing. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) with begging chick on nest. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) with chick on nest. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) feeding chick on water. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) carrying chick on back, one egg remaining unhatched in nest. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) family, adult feeding Stickleback to chicks on nest. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) and chicks on nest, one unhatched egg remaining in nest. Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester, England, UK. August.

Terry Whittaker / Pair of Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) swimming and feeding chicks, one parent retuns to nest to turn egg, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) sititing with chicks at nest before swimming away and leaving nest and chicks unattended, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) swimming with chicks on back, other parent feeds a chick and leaves, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) swimming with chicks on back, catches insect and attempts to feed to chick, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) feeding small fish to chicks at nest, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) leaving nest, other parent getting on and settling with egg and chicks, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) sitting on nest with chick in feathers, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Pair of Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) with chicks at floating nest, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) turning egg in nest before settling and incubating it, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) feeding chick at nest, chick eats and then clambers under other parent's wing, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) rearranging nest material to uncover egg, before settling down and incubating it, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Pair of Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) swapping over nest duties, Reddish Vale Country Park, Greater Manchester.

Terry Whittaker / Timelapse of two Pine martens (Martes martes) playfighting, filmed by camera trap, Trossachs National Park, Scotland, UK, September.

Jussi Murtosaari / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis). Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa, Finland. January.

Jussi Murtosaari / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) feeding on caterpillar (Trichoptera). Valkeakoski, Pirkanmaa, Finland. January.

Oscar Dewhurst / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) with stickleback (Gasterosteus). London, England, UK. March.

David Pattyn / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) at the edge of a reedbed, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, April

David Pattyn / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) foraging at the edge of a reedbed, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, April

David Pattyn / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) couple mating in a reedbed, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, April

David Pattyn / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) in the early morning mist, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

Pedro Narra / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) on water. Sado estuary, Portugal. March

Staffan Widstrand / Wild Wonders of China / Little Grebe or Dabchick (Tachybaptus ruficollis) swimming in a lake in East Lake Greenway park, Wuhan, Hubei, China

Konrad Wothe / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) in summer, lake Kochelsee, Uppper Bavaria, Germany. September

John Waters / Slow motion clip of a Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) in winter plumage swimming beside vegetation, Greylake RSPB Reserve, Somerset Levels, England, UK, February.

Dave Bevan / Little grebe (Tachybaptis ruficollis) with elver prey, Ceredigion, Wales, UK, January.

Remi Masson / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) juvenile, seen from underwater. River Rhone, Savoie, Alps, France. July.

Klein & Hubert / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) on water, Lorraine, France

David Pattyn / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) pair mating during courtship season after constructing a nest platform on a pine tree branch. De Regte Nature Reserve, Goirle, the Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Little grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) pair mating during courtship after first constructing a nest platform on a pine tree. De Regte Nature Reserve, Goirle, the Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) female moving sticks on nest, prior to mating. De Regte Nature Reserve, Goirle, the Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) adult female laying down to mate while the male is approaching behind her. De Regte Nature Reserve, Goirle, the Netherlands. May

David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) chick, De Regte Nature Reserve, Goirle, the Netherlands. July

David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) De Regte Nature Reserve, Goirle, the Netherlands. July

David Pattyn / Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) chick, De Regte Nature Reserve, Goirle, the Netherlands. July