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

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

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

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.