#grebe

[herpsandbirds]

Great Crested Grebe (Podiceps cristatus), male and female - courtship display/ceremony, family Podicipedidae, Podicipediformes, Finland

photograph by Mia Surakka

[woodsdyke]

seasons grebeings

[bjekkergauken]

Grebe parent

Wittnessed this scene in may, painted it in august, only posting it now cause i painted with new oil paints and it took loger than expected to dry

[bellasauruss]

Doodle babies from the past few weeks :P

[best-bird-tournament]

Gruiformes order

Which is the best bird?

Red-crowned crane

Limpkin

Sandhill crane

African finfoot

South Island takahe

Pale-winged trumpeter

White-spotted flufftail

Sungrebe

Voting ended onJan 10

[bob-artist]

You ever catch someone staring at you and you just

[todaysbird]

the pied-billed grebe is a small, stocky waterbird found throughout both north & south america, dwelling primarily in ponds and marshy habitats. their dark brown coloration allows them to often blend in to the reeds in their habitats. unlike many other waterbirds, they do not have webbed feet; however, they do have ‘lobes’ that extend off the side of the feet and help them paddle. they rarely fly; when threatened, they will often dive below water. they are known to be shy and reclusive in nature. baby grebes do not swim well, but stay afloat by being carried on both parents’ backs. sometimes, parents will even dive underwater with the chicks on their backs. they mainly feed on invertebrates and crustaceans; their sharp beaks allow them to easily extract meat from the shells of crayfish and other prey.

[ilikeloons]

🚨Lifer Alert🚨Great crested grebe (non breeding plumage)