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Great Crested Grebe

Podiceps cristatus

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Description:

The largest and the most common of grebes, some 50 cm in length. Photos 1 and 2, adults in winter plumage, dark grey and whitish, with pale bill and without colourful appendices. Photo 3 shows an adult at the end of summer, with juvenile.

Habitat:

Aquatic bird, always associated with lakes. Here, on Geneva lake where it is a resident breeder and common.

Reference Links:

Great crested grebe - Wikipedia

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