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Western Grebe

Aechmophorus occidentalis

Description:

Two Western Grebe (possibly male and female) swimming in almost choreographed movements

Habitat:

large lakes with dense areas of emergent vegetation or thick mats of floating aquatic plants

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2 Comments

JanelleL.Streed
JanelleL.Streed 12 years ago

Thank you so much! Yes, it was incredible to see/witness. I wish now I'd shot video of their movements as well as taken pictures.

ChristyHolland
ChristyHolland 12 years ago

Beautiful! The courtship rituals are incredible! There are very elaborate dances between male and female - they do indeed mirror eachother. Wonderful series!

JanelleL.Streed
Spotted by
JanelleL.Streed

Minnesota, USA

Spotted on Jun 11, 2011
Submitted on Apr 15, 2012

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