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Pied-billed Grebe winter plumage

Podilymbus podiceps

Description:

Pied-billed Grebes are small, chunky swimming birds. They have compact bodies and slender necks, with relatively large, blocky heads and short, thick bills. They have virtually no tail.These are brown birds, slightly darker above and more tawny-brown on the underparts. During spring and summer, the crown and nape are dark and the throat is black. While breeding, the bill is whitish with a black band (“pied’), but otherwise is yellow-brown. Juveniles have striped faces.

Habitat:

Belton Lake

Notes:

This was the lone grebe in a group of American Coot.

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joanbstanley
Spotted by
joanbstanley

Texas, USA

Spotted on Feb 9, 2015
Submitted on Feb 15, 2015

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