Where the Crested Grebe Breeds. 
At the time of writing (July ist) it is entirely on its own 
arid quite strong on the v;ing. The parents fed it cn small 
poultry corn, which I use for my bantam fowls, wiih chickwoed, 
groundsel, etc. 
The juvenile plumage is very pretty, being a rale j^liade 
of its father'-^ plumage, with the margins ot tiie feathers lighter 
grey, giving it a shell-like appearance; no neck or oar maikings 
like the cock have appeared so far, but may do so after the 
nioult. I hope to get a good photo later. 
The old birds are building again, so posr.ibly more may 
be reared, unless the eggs are again infertile. So far only ( ue out 
of eight eggs has proved fertile, yet both birds are in excellent 
health and vigour, and get plenty of exercise in the aviary flight, 
20 ft. X i8 fi. 
Where the Crested Grebe Breeds. 
By Harriet Ransom. 
One of the most interesting spots near London to the 
lover of wild life is the lake at Wimbledon Park where, within 
sound of the District trains the Crested Grebe breeds and rears 
its young, and one can watch these interesting birds in their 
natural surroundings. 
The lake is about twenty-two acres in CAtent and almost 
surrounded by low shrubs and bushes, and at the present time 
there are three or four pairs of Crested Grebe, one pair having 
a brood of three young ones. 
One evening recently, when t'^e lake was absolutely calm. 
I watched a solitary male which came close enough to the shore 
for me to see his lovely plumage. The red-brown back and 
white brea.st, and the curious wedge-shaped head with its ear- 
like tufts which can be erected at will, and the bright orange 
streaks across the face and long beak; the neck looks so slender 
that one wonders how he can swallow a half pound fish, but the 
keeper tells me this frequently happens. 
