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Western grebe        Images © Mark A. Chappell

Western grebes are large, skinny black-and-white birds with sharp bills and snaky necks.   They feed on fish, breed on inland lakes, and closely resemble Clark's grebes, which have more yellow-orange bills and some white above the eye (especially in breeding season).   These photos show the western grebe's characteristic long black-and-white neck, red eye, and pointed bill.  The photos were taken in San Diego County and at the San Jacinto Wildlife Area near Riverside, both in California.
           More pictures of western grebes are here.

  • Canon 1D3 or 1D4; 500 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter or 800 mm IS lens plus 1.4X converter, some with fill-in flash (2008, 2011, 2012)