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Horned Grebe

Podiceps auritus

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Description:

The is one of the smaller grebes at 31–38 cm (12–15 in) in length. Both the male and female have a dark head with gold/brown tufts along the sides of the head. The neck is rusty red, eyes are red, and it has a small black bill tipped in white.

Habitat:

Wetlands

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Horned Grebe

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Comments (8)
Atul
amazing snap Gordon!
Gordon Dietzman
Thanks everyone for your kind comments. I'm not working today and am going through a bunch of my photos and cataloging them. Keywording is tedious, but I'm breaking it up by posting some shots to Project Noah. Liam, I used a Canon 5D with a 300mm f4L USM IS lens with a 1.4x converter for this photo. FluffBerger, The grebe in the photo has just captured a small fish, which is what is sticking out of its bill.
Liam
May I ask what camera/lens you were using?
Liam
Fantastic capture, Gordon!!
DonnaPomeroy
Excellent photo. I see these birds all winter long in our local harbor, but never get to see them in breeding plumage.
LauraMaria
Beautiful, Gordon :) Those red eyes are so unusual! Fantastic spotting as usual :D

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PublishedFebruary 23, 2012

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