pied billed grebe – Page 2 – Feathered Photography

Pied-billed Grebe Mystery Behavior

I’ve spent hundreds of hours with Pied-billed Grebes over the years and this is one of the few times I’ve managed to document this fairly unusual behavior. Its purpose/function still eludes me.

A Few Recent Birds And My New Pet Peeve

Six birds and an abomination.

Some Of My Favorite Photos From The Distant Past – Volume 3

Ringing in the new year with older images. Each of the following six photos was published in the two month period between December 1, 2010 and January 31, 2011.

Pied-billed Grebe With A Crayfish (or whatever you wanna call it) For Dinner

A good look at both predator and prey in warm light.

Some Recent Avian Potpourri

A mixed bag of birds I’ve photographed over the past month.

Bathing And Wing-flapping Pied-billed Grebe

Late yesterday afternoon this thoughtful grebe took pity on me and saved my day at almost the last minute.

Pied-billed Grebe – Double Horizontal Wing Stretch

Yesterday afternoon I dared myself. This is the result.

The Pied-billed Grebe And The Crayfish

Have you ever wondered how a grebe swallows a crayfish with all those annoying legs and pincers sticking out? The answer is… it doesn’t. It amputates them first.

Feeding Behaviors Of Pied-billed Grebes

I have one suggestion for bird photographers, especially if you’re interested in behaviors. Don’t ignore our pugnacious friends the Pied-billed Grebes, particularly when they’re feeding. You’ll be sorry… (13 photos)

Odds And Ends From Recent Trips To Farmington Bay WMA

Blackbirds, grebes, eagles, assorted ducks and a photographic calamity – bits and pieces of recent shooting forays to Farmington Bay.

Can You Guess What This Pied-billed Grebe Is Doing?

I’ll narrow your odds. He isn’t threatening an overhead rival or predator and he isn’t catching raindrops in his mouth either.

Pied-billed Grebe – Dive! Dive!

Pardon my submarine reference in the title but I’m betting many of my readers are old enough to remember those old WWII movies.

I seldom see Pied-billed Grebes use this unique diving method but it always amuses me when I do. I’ve reported on this behavior before but those were different photos and this is a different grebe.