Horned Grebe Animal Pictures
P. auritus
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Adult Slavonian Grebe (Podiceps auritus) swimming with chicks in an Icelandic lake.
The chicks often ride on their parents’ backs, particularly when startled or sleeping.
Horned Grebe foraging in wetlands
A horned grebe has full control of the feathery “horns” on the sides of its head and can raise or lower them at will.
The horned grebe or Slavonian grebe (Podiceps auritus) is a relatively small waterbird in the family Podicipedidae. Slavonian grebe [Podiceps auritus] in water.
During the breeding season, it sports striking red and black plumage and its characteristic yellowish “horns.
