Categories David Great crested grebe rising Post author By David Post date 22 August 2019 Great crested grebes on the large lake by the River Blythe at the Packhorse Bridge Nature Reserve. One of the birds was rising out of the water as it swam – as far as I could see, just to shake its feathers. ← Common darter, Compton Pool, resting → Banded demoiselles, male and female