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Aechmophorus occidentalis
A large, elegant, black-and-white grebe, the Western Grebe breeds in lakes and ponds across the American West and winters primarily off the Pacific Coast. The very similar Clark's Grebe was long thought to be the same species. Both species have a dramatic, choreographed courtship display, in which the birds rush across the water with their long necks extended. (Cornell)
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I love grebes, but the only one I've seen in Pied-billed! I should get Horned and Eared this summer, but Westerns won't be on my list anytime soon! Lovely find and photos :)
Thanks!! They were all over!
truly elegant!