Podiceps auritus
The chicks often ride on their parents’ backs, particularly when startled or sleeping.
A horned grebe has full control of the feathery “horns” on the sides of its head and can raise or lower them at will.
During the breeding season, it sports striking red and black plumage and its characteristic yellowish “horns.
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