Least Grebe
Tachybaptus dominicus
(L 9.5" WS 11" Wt 1 lb)
Ranges from south Texas to
coastal Mexico, Cent. Amer.
and coastal So. America.
coastal Mexico, Cent. Amer.
and coastal So. America.
Santa Ana
State Park
State Park
17Apr2010
Estero Llano Grande St Pk
02Nov2010
Note the bright
yellow eye.
yellow eye.
A grebe went swimming by and I
asked myself what word rimes
with Grebe? The beautiful
proud beak with her head held
high reminded me of a self-
important CEO I once knew.
asked myself what word rimes
with Grebe? The beautiful
proud beak with her head held
high reminded me of a self-
important CEO I once knew.
(Dean Pollett)
Tachybaptus is Greek for fast
dipper; dominicus refers to the
black and white colors of the
Domincan Friars or Jacobites.
dipper; dominicus refers to the
black and white colors of the
Domincan Friars or Jacobites.
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