Pied-Billed Grebes
Happenings from the Chicken Dance Ranch
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
Pied-Billed Grebes
We saw this momma Pied-billed Grebe and her youngster on a lake not too far from the CDR. They are small in size and dive when threatened. I also learned that they are rarely seen in flight and prefer to migrate at night. Although they swim like a duck, they do not have webbed feet. Instead of having a webbing connecting all the toes, each toe has lobes extending out on the sides that provide extra surface area for paddling.
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We have grebes on the Lake here at Fern Ridge (we're just back in Oregon after our roadtrip -- I am so behind on blogging, both writing and reading).
They're beautiful! And what a great capture! Hope your week is going well, Sally!
Sylvia
Oh and they have a haunting call!
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