A sad farewell to the Alaotra grebe. It hasn't been sighted for twenty five years and has been declared extinct. This is the only known photograph of it...
Photo by Paul Thompson.
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May 27, 2010
Alaotra Grebe
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that is quite sad to me. But gee, that photo, how would I know if I had seen one? Pretty Sure Mr THompson didnt intend to have it be so blurred.....I have quite a few moorhens that look like this....
Posted by: Katiebell | May 27, 2010 at 02:19 AM
I don't know the story behind the photograph or which Paul Thompson took it. It has the look of being an enlargement of a small part of the original. I presume people knew one existed and were trying to observe it and this is the best picture that could be got. I stole this from the BBC site but thought it right to credit the photographer as they did.
Posted by: Rockin' Brian | May 28, 2010 at 12:51 AM