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Eared grebes breed on northern lakes; in winter they use both fresh and salt
water (sometimes in enormous numbers, as on Mono Lake during migration; bottom left). The winter plumage lacks the flashy head plumes and black neck coloration
seen in breeding birds, but these little grebes always have an alert, active demeanor and
startlingly red or orange eyes. Grebes feed by diving and
can catch surprisingly large fish. The photos were taken in Palo
Alto, Moss Landing, Mono Lake, the Salton Sea, or Bolsa Chica wetlands in coastal Orange
County, all in California (more photos from the Salton Sea are here). |
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