{"id":16819,"date":"2013-07-10T04:00:20","date_gmt":"2013-07-10T10:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/?p=16819"},"modified":"2013-07-09T18:44:33","modified_gmt":"2013-07-10T00:44:33","slug":"pied-billed-grebe-on-nest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/featheredphotography.com\/blog\/2013\/07\/10\/pied-billed-grebe-on-nest\/","title":{"rendered":"Pied-billed Grebe On Nest"},"content":{"rendered":"

Pied-billed Grebes are common breeders in my area but I’ve seldom seen them on the nest.\u00a0 Many if not most nests are built among tall, emergent vegetation and seldom seen by humans.\u00a0 Some are constructed in open water which makes them easier to spot but on the rare\u00a0occasions when I’ve been able to see one it’s been much too far away for decent photographs.<\/p>\n

Their nests are floating platforms that are\u00a0usually anchored to emergent vegetation and constructed of dead or rotting plant material.\u00a0 These birds often leave the nest and eggs unattended for extended periods of time and it is thought the rotting\u00a0vegetation supplies some or all of the warmth required to keep the eggs viable in the absence of the adults.<\/p>\n

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Yesterday morning I was very surprised to see this active nest so close to the loop road at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge.\u00a0 Both parents incubate and the sexes are similar so I don’t know if this was the male or the female but the apparent mate of this bird was hanging around in the general vicinity.<\/p>\n

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There wasn’t much action or interesting behavior going on but occasionally the bird would reach down to the surface of the water for a drink…<\/p>\n

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and then tip its head back and open its bill to let the water run down its throat.<\/p>\n

Pied-billed Grebes\u00a0have an unusually long breeding season which may last into October so perhaps I’ll have more opportunities with them during nesting activities this summer.\u00a0 But based on my track record with the species at the nest, these photos will likely\u00a0have to do…<\/p>\n

Ron<\/p>\n

Note:\u00a0 This nesting bird was not disturbed.\u00a0 I was on a regularly used road and I never got out of my vehicle during my session with the grebe.\u00a0 It showed no signs of nervousness.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Yesterday morning I was very surprised to see this active nest so close to the loop road at Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge. Both parents incubate and the sexes are similar so I don’t know if this was the male or the female but the apparent mate of this bird was hanging around in the general vicinity.<\/p>\n

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