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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.
Found in a National Wildlife Refuge in Wheat Ridge, Colorado.
Spotted on May 17, 2013
Submitted on May 25, 2013
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