podilymbus podiceps – Feathered Photography

Pied-billed Grebe – A Unique Diving Technique

I’ve photographed this behavior before but never as well as this. (8 photos)

Pied-billed Grebe And A Fish – Who’s In Control Here?

Turning the tables on a predator, at least temporarily. (2 photos)

Pied-billed Grebe – An Amputation Specialist

At least when it comes to crayfish (crawdads). (4 photos)

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

A crayfish by any other name would pinch as hard. (2 photos)

Pied-billed Grebe In The Most Gorgeous Water I’ve Seen In My Photos

Yes, plain old water can be gorgeous – especially when it’s reflecting beautiful colors in whirly-swirly patterns and soft textures.

Pied-billed Grebes With Crayfish

When other kleptoparasitic birds are around there are easier prey to swallow than crayfish, especially with all their legs and defensive pincers.

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.

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.

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)

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.

Grebe Running On Water With A Fish

I like to challenge my photography skills and this is one of my favorite ways of doing it.

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