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The Pied-billed Grebe are small aquatic birds with a particularly ability to actually take on water between their feathers, almost like a submarine taking on ballast. This allows them to dive easy, and sometimes swim with just the upper part of their head above water. The origins of the name, grebe, apparently allude to the very posterior placement of their feet. This helps them propel themselves more easily in water, but it can make walking on land a cumbersome task. Lucky for them that they spend almost all of their time in water. Their young spend the better part of the first few weeks riding around on their parent's backs. In the summer, Pied-billed Grebe's bills turn whitish, with a black band around it. They are fairly illusive, and I am lucky that ice, and a lack of open water allowed me to get close to this little bird. #iLoveBirds #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NorthCarolina #Nature in #America #USA #MattamuskeetNWR #PiedbilledGrebe #Canon #DrDADBooks #Bringit #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday
Dive-dive-dive! 0001
The Pied-billed Grebe are small aquatic birds with a particularly ability to actually take on water between their feathers, almost like a submarine taking on ballast. This allows them to dive easy, and sometimes swim with just the upper part of their head above water. The origins of the name, grebe, apparently allude to the very posterior placement of their feet. This helps them propel themselves more easily in water, but it can make walking on land a cumbersome task. Lucky for them that they spend almost all of their time in water. Their young spend the better part of the first few weeks riding around on their parent's backs. In the summer, Pied-billed Grebe's bills turn whitish, with a black band around it. They are fairly illusive, and I am lucky that ice, and a lack of open water allowed me to get close to this little bird. #iLoveBirds #iLoveNature #iLoveWildlife #WildlifePhotography in #NorthCarolina #Nature in #America #USA #MattamuskeetNWR #PiedbilledGrebe #Canon #DrDADBooks #Bringit #Photography #Picoftheday #Photooftheday