Pied-billed Grebe
Podilymbus podiceps
(L 13" WS 16" Wt 1 lb)
Escapes predators by diving...it
rarely flies ...migrates at night.
rarely flies ...migrates at night.
Estero Llano
Grande St Pk
Grande St Pk
18Apr2010
Who Called That Pied-Billed Grebe A
Podilymbus Podiceps ...
Podilymbus Podiceps ...
(Ogden Nash)
So. Padre Island
Birding & Nature Ctr
Birding & Nature Ctr
29Oct2010
© BirdNote,
Bob Sundstrom
Podilymbus is Greek for grebe;
podiceps is Latin for vent foot
(because legs are so far to the rear.
podiceps is Latin for vent foot
(because legs are so far to the rear.
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Santa Ana NWR
19Apr2015
19Apr2015