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Pied-Billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-Billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-Billed Grebe   The Pied-Billed Grebe is a duck-sized aquatic bird (Family: Podicipedidae, Order: Podicipedidae). The grebe has a brown body, white eye-rings, and a white beak with a black band.
Pied-Billed Grebe   The photo shows the grebe stood up above the water and flapped the wings several times.
Pied-Billed Grebe   The wings of the grebe are short, showing the white feathers underneath. The way which the feathers stand up from the body is characteristic to Podicipedidae (grebes). The grebes are good divers and bad fliers, and are most likely found in water.
Pied-Billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
Colusa, CA
February 9, 2008

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Last Modified: Thu Feb 21 21:01:52 2008