Malik Merchant’s recent walk around a Calgary pond led him to a floating nest built by a pair of beautiful Red-necked Grebes. Two days later, one egg out of four hatched and Malik saw the new born grebette’s first day of life in the new world. Below is one of four videos that he took. To see Malik’s collection of photographs and more videos of his stunning day at the pond, please visit his beautiful PHOTOBLOG.

Simergphotos, a sister website of Simerg, is dedicated to photographs. Since his relocation to Alberta from Ontario, Malik has visited a number of Alberta’s magnificent national and provincial parks. Here are a few of his many pieces:

1. Elk Island National Park: Wildlife, Sunsrise and Sunsets, Easy Trails, and the Ukrainian Heritage
2. Alberta’s Glenbow Ranch and Big Hill Springs Provincial Parks
3. Photo essay: Beautiful moments in Kananaskis Country and Waterton Lakes National Park
4. Twelve Exciting Hours in Kananaskis Country
5. Driving Through the Scenic Smith-Dorrien Trail or Hwy 742
6. Sunset in Calgary, Sunrise in Vermillion Lakes, the Banff Spring Snails, and the Morant Curve
7. Ron Richey’s Starry Night Photos of the Milky Way at Jasper’s Dark Sky Festival
8. A Grizzly Family of 4, Emerald Ponds, Memorial Benches, Jagged Rockies and Beautiful Sunset in Alberta’s Kananaskis Country
9. My Wonderful Day at the Aga Khan Garden in Edmonton
10. A lone coyote, a parade of elks and other beautiful photos from Banff National Park and more

Date posted: July 23, 2023.

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