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😢 A #MarineHeatWave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
‘We don’t know how bad this is going to get’
By JULIE WATSON
Updated 1:25 PM EDT, July 1, 2026SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Within minutes of walking on a #SanDiego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks."Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead #seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine HeatWave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.
"The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.
"Many seabirds, including California #BrownPelicans, #loons and #grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where #krill, #anchovies and #sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
"We’ve been seeing #cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. 'That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.'
"Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/jsx3D#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PacificOcean #ElNino #WarmingOceans #OceanDieOff #Seabirds
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😢 A #MarineHeatWave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
‘We don’t know how bad this is going to get’
By JULIE WATSON
Updated 1:25 PM EDT, July 1, 2026SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Within minutes of walking on a #SanDiego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks."Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead #seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine HeatWave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.
"The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.
"Many seabirds, including California #BrownPelicans, #loons and #grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where #krill, #anchovies and #sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
"We’ve been seeing #cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. 'That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.'
"Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/jsx3D#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PacificOcean #ElNino #WarmingOceans #OceanDieOff #Seabirds
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😢 A #MarineHeatWave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
‘We don’t know how bad this is going to get’
By JULIE WATSON
Updated 1:25 PM EDT, July 1, 2026SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Within minutes of walking on a #SanDiego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks."Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead #seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine HeatWave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.
"The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.
"Many seabirds, including California #BrownPelicans, #loons and #grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where #krill, #anchovies and #sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
"We’ve been seeing #cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. 'That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.'
"Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/jsx3D#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PacificOcean #ElNino #WarmingOceans #OceanDieOff #Seabirds
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😢 A #MarineHeatWave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
‘We don’t know how bad this is going to get’
By JULIE WATSON
Updated 1:25 PM EDT, July 1, 2026SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Within minutes of walking on a #SanDiego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks."Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead #seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine HeatWave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.
"The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.
"Many seabirds, including California #BrownPelicans, #loons and #grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where #krill, #anchovies and #sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
"We’ve been seeing #cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. 'That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.'
"Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/jsx3D#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PacificOcean #ElNino #WarmingOceans #OceanDieOff #Seabirds
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😢 A #MarineHeatWave caused seabird deaths off California. El Nino could worsen the die-off
‘We don’t know how bad this is going to get’
By JULIE WATSON
Updated 1:25 PM EDT, July 1, 2026SAN DIEGO (AP) — "Within minutes of walking on a #SanDiego beach, marine ornithologist Tammy Russell found the feathered carcasses — one after another.
Some were mixed in with washed up kelp. Others were under rocks."Each month, scientists and volunteers conduct surveys of dead #seabirds and find what Russell describes as a grim assessment of the impact of a massive marine HeatWave that has lingered for months off parts of the California coast.
"The surveys that have been carried out by various organizations for decades help build a baseline of information on beached sea life to detect threats and their impact.
"Many seabirds, including California #BrownPelicans, #loons and #grebes, starved to death in recent months as record-setting ocean temperatures decreased the band of cold, nutrient-rich surface water where #krill, #anchovies and #sardines thrive near the shore, said Russell, a postdoctoral scholar at the University of California, San Diego, Scripps Institution of Oceanography.
"We’ve been seeing #cormorants walk to shore and then just die within the hour. I mean one time it happened within 15 minutes, and I’ve never seen that before,” Russell said. 'That has been heartbreaking for me and we’re seeing this happening across the whole coast.'
"Scientists fear the die-off could worsen with the recently formed El Nino, the natural warming of parts of the central Pacific that alters weather worldwide and spikes global temperatures."
Archived version:
https://archive.ph/jsx3D#ClimateChange #ClimateCrisis #PacificOcean #ElNino #WarmingOceans #OceanDieOff #Seabirds
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Unfortunately the back roads in to #DevilsPostpile and #Yosemite had yet to open for the season. I drove further north to revisit #MonoLake instead. This time I went along the northwest side and found a boardwalk trail over wetlands and down to the lake. There were a large number of #EaredGrebes...
"In the fall, almost the entire population of Eared Grebes flies to Mono Lake, California, or Great Salt Lake, Utah, to fatten up on brine shrimp and alkali flies before migrating farther south. Here they more than double their weight, and the sizes of their muscles and organs change. The pectoral (chest) muscles shrink to the point of flightlessness and the digestive organs grow significantly. Before departure for the wintering grounds, the process reverses; the digestive organs shrink back to about one-fourth their peak size, and the heart and pectoral muscles grow quickly to allow for flight."
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Unfortunately the back roads in to #DevilsPostpile and #Yosemite had yet to open for the season. I drove further north to revisit #MonoLake instead. This time I went along the northwest side and found a boardwalk trail over wetlands and down to the lake. There were a large number of #EaredGrebes...
"In the fall, almost the entire population of Eared Grebes flies to Mono Lake, California, or Great Salt Lake, Utah, to fatten up on brine shrimp and alkali flies before migrating farther south. Here they more than double their weight, and the sizes of their muscles and organs change. The pectoral (chest) muscles shrink to the point of flightlessness and the digestive organs grow significantly. Before departure for the wintering grounds, the process reverses; the digestive organs shrink back to about one-fourth their peak size, and the heart and pectoral muscles grow quickly to allow for flight."
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Unfortunately the back roads in to #DevilsPostpile and #Yosemite had yet to open for the season. I drove further north to revisit #MonoLake instead. This time I went along the northwest side and found a boardwalk trail over wetlands and down to the lake. There were a large number of #EaredGrebes...
"In the fall, almost the entire population of Eared Grebes flies to Mono Lake, California, or Great Salt Lake, Utah, to fatten up on brine shrimp and alkali flies before migrating farther south. Here they more than double their weight, and the sizes of their muscles and organs change. The pectoral (chest) muscles shrink to the point of flightlessness and the digestive organs grow significantly. Before departure for the wintering grounds, the process reverses; the digestive organs shrink back to about one-fourth their peak size, and the heart and pectoral muscles grow quickly to allow for flight."
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Unfortunately the back roads in to #DevilsPostpile and #Yosemite had yet to open for the season. I drove further north to revisit #MonoLake instead. This time I went along the northwest side and found a boardwalk trail over wetlands and down to the lake. There were a large number of #EaredGrebes...
"In the fall, almost the entire population of Eared Grebes flies to Mono Lake, California, or Great Salt Lake, Utah, to fatten up on brine shrimp and alkali flies before migrating farther south. Here they more than double their weight, and the sizes of their muscles and organs change. The pectoral (chest) muscles shrink to the point of flightlessness and the digestive organs grow significantly. Before departure for the wintering grounds, the process reverses; the digestive organs shrink back to about one-fourth their peak size, and the heart and pectoral muscles grow quickly to allow for flight."
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Unfortunately the back roads in to #DevilsPostpile and #Yosemite had yet to open for the season. I drove further north to revisit #MonoLake instead. This time I went along the northwest side and found a boardwalk trail over wetlands and down to the lake. There were a large number of #EaredGrebes...
"In the fall, almost the entire population of Eared Grebes flies to Mono Lake, California, or Great Salt Lake, Utah, to fatten up on brine shrimp and alkali flies before migrating farther south. Here they more than double their weight, and the sizes of their muscles and organs change. The pectoral (chest) muscles shrink to the point of flightlessness and the digestive organs grow significantly. Before departure for the wintering grounds, the process reverses; the digestive organs shrink back to about one-fourth their peak size, and the heart and pectoral muscles grow quickly to allow for flight."
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Least Grebe ( Tachybaptus dominicus ) drifting low on the water 🪶 The smallest grebe in the New World, with dark plumage, a compact profile, and a sharp yellow eye cutting across the ripples. #Birds #LeastGrebe #Grebes #BirdPhotography #Wildlife
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Two Pied-Billed Grebes (seeing lots of these little guys this year!)
https://richard.mdpaths.com/nature/birds/sweetwater_wetlands_2026/index.html
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Two Pied-Billed Grebes (seeing lots of these little guys this year!)
https://richard.mdpaths.com/nature/birds/sweetwater_wetlands_2026/index.html
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#BirdOfTheDay : les #Grebes
Ici un grèbe à cou noir se préparant à plonger.
#Photography #Nature #Bird #Birds #BirdPhotography #UnJourUnePhoto #PodicepsNigricollis #BlackNeckedGrebe #CoteDAzur -
Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html
A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394
"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."
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Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html
A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394
"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."
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Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html
A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394
"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."
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Chickening out: Why some #birds fear novelty https://phys.org/news/2025-10-chickening-birds-novelty.html
A large-scale study across the avian clade identifies ecological drivers of neophobia https://journals.plos.org/plosbiology/article?id=10.1371/journal.pbio.3003394
"#Grebes and #flamingos exhibited the highest #neophobia while #falcons and #pheasants were among the least neophobic species, approaching food quickly regardless of the unfamiliar item... the study found that two ecological drivers strongly predicted neophobia: dietary specialization and migratory behavior."
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Me in #DeSchammer: Oh wow! so happy I've seen a singular #Egret!
Me in the #Arkemheen polder: Damn there's just too many of these egrets and #herons about! (and #cormorant, and #wigeons and #ducks and #grebes and probably more I can't all identify in this photo)
🪶 #birds #naturephotography #dutchnature #marshland -
Me in #DeSchammer: Oh wow! so happy I've seen a singular #Egret!
Me in the #Arkemheen polder: Damn there's just too many of these egrets and #herons about! (and #cormorant, and #wigeons and #ducks and #grebes and probably more I can't all identify in this photo)
🪶 #birds #naturephotography #dutchnature #marshland -
Me in #DeSchammer: Oh wow! so happy I've seen a singular #Egret!
Me in the #Arkemheen polder: Damn there's just too many of these egrets and #herons about! (and #cormorant, and #wigeons and #ducks and #grebes and probably more I can't all identify in this photo)
🪶 #birds #naturephotography #dutchnature #marshland -
Me in #DeSchammer: Oh wow! so happy I've seen a singular #Egret!
Me in the #Arkemheen polder: Damn there's just too many of these egrets and #herons about! (and #cormorant, and #wigeons and #ducks and #grebes and probably more I can't all identify in this photo)
🪶 #birds #naturephotography #dutchnature #marshland -
Tiesitkö, että Naantalin "Pappila" on kaupunkikosteikkotaivas — Did you know that "Pappila" in #Naantali is an #Urban #wetlands paradise! #environment #biodiversity #frogs #grebes
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🌍🌏 Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds #AustralianBirds | #GreatCrestedGrebe #PodicepsCristatus | #Grebes #GrebeFamily #DivingBirds #WaterBirds 📷: Photo by luxber🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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🌍🌏 Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) #EurasianBirds #EuropeanBirds #AsianBirds #AfricanBirds #AustralianBirds | #GreatCrestedGrebe #PodicepsCristatus | #Grebes #GrebeFamily #DivingBirds #WaterBirds 📷: Photo by luxber🦜 #birdsoftheworld #birds
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Bird of the Day — Clark's Grebe, Utah 2018
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Grebes
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Bird of the Day — Clark's Grebe, Utah 2018
#Birds #NaturePhotography #Nature #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Grebes
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Quand j'écris un monde #imaginaire, j'aime bien décrire une #faune évocatrice de la nôtre, mais pas exactement identique. Ma stratégie consiste surtout à garder le nom principal et changer l'adjectif. Panthère laineuse. Héron doré...
Ça permet d'utiliser une grande variété de noms, de susciter peut-être la curiosité, et de combiner familiarité et étrangeté.Et vous, comment faites-vous?
#Photo : #grèbes huppés en colère, bien de chez nous, pris à la réserve naturelle des #Grangettes en Suisse!
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Quand j'écris un monde #imaginaire, j'aime bien décrire une #faune évocatrice de la nôtre, mais pas exactement identique. Ma stratégie consiste surtout à garder le nom principal et changer l'adjectif. Panthère laineuse. Héron doré...
Ça permet d'utiliser une grande variété de noms, de susciter peut-être la curiosité, et de combiner familiarité et étrangeté.Et vous, comment faites-vous?
#Photo : #grèbes huppés en colère, bien de chez nous, pris à la réserve naturelle des #Grangettes en Suisse!
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Some #photos from my husband's Friday #walk around Clatto Reservoir in #Dundee, #Scotland. #Tayside #Clatto #ClattoReservoir #Reservoirs #Reservoir #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #JuvenileBirds #Butterflies #Lakes #Lake #Gull #Gulls #Seagull #Seagulls #HerringGull #HerringGulls #Butterfly #PeacockButterfly #Swans #Swan #MuteSwans #MuteSwan #Grebes #Grebe #GreatCrestedGrebe #GreatCrestedGrebes #Nature #Wildlife #Countryside #UrbanNature #CityWildlife
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Some #photos from my husband's Friday #walk around Clatto Reservoir in #Dundee, #Scotland. #Tayside #Clatto #ClattoReservoir #Reservoirs #Reservoir #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #JuvenileBirds #Butterflies #Lakes #Lake #Gull #Gulls #Seagull #Seagulls #HerringGull #HerringGulls #Butterfly #PeacockButterfly #Swans #Swan #MuteSwans #MuteSwan #Grebes #Grebe #GreatCrestedGrebe #GreatCrestedGrebes #Nature #Wildlife #Countryside #UrbanNature #CityWildlife
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Some #photos from my husband's Friday #walk around Clatto Reservoir in #Dundee, #Scotland. #Tayside #Clatto #ClattoReservoir #Reservoirs #Reservoir #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #JuvenileBirds #Butterflies #Lakes #Lake #Gull #Gulls #Seagull #Seagulls #HerringGull #HerringGulls #Butterfly #PeacockButterfly #Swans #Swan #MuteSwans #MuteSwan #Grebes #Grebe #GreatCrestedGrebe #GreatCrestedGrebes #Nature #Wildlife #Countryside #UrbanNature #CityWildlife
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Some #photos from my husband's Friday #walk around Clatto Reservoir in #Dundee, #Scotland. #Tayside #Clatto #ClattoReservoir #Reservoirs #Reservoir #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #JuvenileBirds #Butterflies #Lakes #Lake #Gull #Gulls #Seagull #Seagulls #HerringGull #HerringGulls #Butterfly #PeacockButterfly #Swans #Swan #MuteSwans #MuteSwan #Grebes #Grebe #GreatCrestedGrebe #GreatCrestedGrebes #Nature #Wildlife #Countryside #UrbanNature #CityWildlife
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Some #photos from my husband's Friday #walk around Clatto Reservoir in #Dundee, #Scotland. #Tayside #Clatto #ClattoReservoir #Reservoirs #Reservoir #Photography #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #BirdingPhotography #JuvenileBirds #Butterflies #Lakes #Lake #Gull #Gulls #Seagull #Seagulls #HerringGull #HerringGulls #Butterfly #PeacockButterfly #Swans #Swan #MuteSwans #MuteSwan #Grebes #Grebe #GreatCrestedGrebe #GreatCrestedGrebes #Nature #Wildlife #Countryside #UrbanNature #CityWildlife
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Bird of the Day — Pied-billed Grebe, Colorado 2024
Adolescent vibes#Nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Colorado #Grebes
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Bird of the Day — Pied-billed Grebe, Colorado 2024
Adolescent vibes#Nature #NaturePhotography #Birds #Wildlife #NatureCommunity #Photography #BirdsOfMastodon #BirdPhotography #BirdWatching #Colorado #Grebes
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Saw some Western Grebe feeding/parenting behavior today at the Bill Williams NWR near Parker, Arizona. The adult caught a fish, then delivered it to a very excited juvenile that was able to choke it down.
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Saw some Western Grebe feeding/parenting behavior today at the Bill Williams NWR near Parker, Arizona. The adult caught a fish, then delivered it to a very excited juvenile that was able to choke it down.
#birds #birdphotography #NaturePhotography #grebes #RoadTrip #ParkerAZ -
Spent a little time with a Horned Grebe this morning and wrote a little blog post about these somewhat enigmatic birds.
https://kmkrebs.com/posts/2023-12/2023-12-16-know-your-grebes/
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Spent a little time with a Horned Grebe this morning and wrote a little blog post about these somewhat enigmatic birds.
https://kmkrebs.com/posts/2023-12/2023-12-16-know-your-grebes/
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Western grebe, standing and swimming - 8 photos in two posts.
Ventura Harbor, California, July 2023.#Grebes #WesternGrebes #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Photography #Swim #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #California
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Western grebe, standing and swimming - 8 photos in two posts.
Ventura Harbor, California, July 2023.#Grebes #WesternGrebes #Birds #Birding #BirdPhotography #Photography #Swim #Nature #Wildlife #NaturePhotography #WildlifePhotography #California
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#Birdwatching at #GlassonDock. Solitary & beautiful #Avocet at Pinkerton Hide, #Swallows and #Swifts at the Dock. Crested #Grebes usually seen in the Basin but not this time. A great day with the birds. #birdwatchingmagazine
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#Birdwatching at #GlassonDock. Solitary & beautiful #Avocet at Pinkerton Hide, #Swallows and #Swifts at the Dock. Crested #Grebes usually seen in the Basin but not this time. A great day with the birds. #birdwatchingmagazine
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Went to the South Island for Christmas: Gillespie Circuit, Mueller Hut, grebes at #Wanaka... Here's a trip report.
https://patricklam.ca/post/20230120-south-island-adventures/
Like everyone in New Zealand and many people from overseas, we flew in to Queenstown. Got away from the huge hordes by going to Wanaka (small hordes) and Mount Cook Village (some visitors). Did many of the things we’d been planning: Gillespie Circuit, glacier kayaking, Mueller Hut. Also went rock climbing in Wanaka. #birds #grebes #SouthIslandNZ #mosstodon
