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Tachybaptus ruficollis
Amazing swimmer. Goes under the water with great speed. looks superb when half running and half swimming. The Little Grebe is a small water bird with a pointed bill. The adult is unmistakable in summer, predominantly dark above with its rich, rufous colour neck, cheeks and flanks, and bright yellow gape. The rufous is replaced by a dirty brownish grey in non-breeding and juvenile birds. Juvenile birds have a yellow bill with a small black tip, and black and white streaks on the cheeks and sides of the neck as seen below. This yellow bill darkens as the juveniles age, eventually turning black once in adulthood
Poor fellow was caught in the fish net.
Spotted on Jun 30, 2011
Submitted on Jul 7, 2011
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The second pic is of a juvenille which was spotted at the same area recently.
Thanks Sachin.
Wow!
Marta, this one was entangled in fish net. Very difficult to get a pic, but since I had removed it from the net I took the privilege of clicking some snaps. Gave it to the boat man and clicked a few.
I love grebes..how did you catch this one?