Aechmophorus Occidentalis Photos, Aechmophorus occidentalis

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Courting Western Grebes, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Courting Western Grebes.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 41542  
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41792  
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41793  
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41794  
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Rides on its Parent's Back. Both parents will carry the chicks. Riding on its parent's back is a form of protection for the young chick, and it will adopt this safe position until it becomes too large to fit on the adults back.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41795  
Western Grebe Feeding a Fish to its Chick. One of the adults has dived to capture a fish while the other tends to the chicks. Eventually the fish is presented to the young chick. Both parents may dive for the fish and serve as babysitter, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Feeding a Fish to its Chick. One of the adults has dived to capture a fish while the other tends to the chicks. Eventually the fish is presented to the young chick. Both parents may dive for the fish and serve as babysitter.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41796  
Western Grebe Feeding a Fish to its Chick. One of the adults has dived to capture a fish while the other tends to the chicks. Eventually the fish is presented to the young chick. Both parents may dive for the fish and serve as babysitter, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Feeding a Fish to its Chick. One of the adults has dived to capture a fish while the other tends to the chicks. Eventually the fish is presented to the young chick. Both parents may dive for the fish and serve as babysitter.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41797  
Western Grebe adult feeds a feather to its chick. The adult will pluck its own breast feathers to offer to the chick. The feathers will slow digestion and protect the chick's digestive tract from sharp fish bones and scales, and will be regurgitated with the bones later, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe adult feeds a feather to its chick. The adult will pluck its own breast feathers to offer to the chick. The feathers will slow digestion and protect the chick's digestive tract from sharp fish bones and scales, and will be regurgitated with the bones later.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41806  
Western Grebe adult feeds a feather to its chick. The adult will pluck its own breast feathers to offer to the chick. The feathers will slow digestion and protect the chick's digestive tract from sharp fish bones and scales, and will be regurgitated with the bones later, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe adult feeds a feather to its chick. The adult will pluck its own breast feathers to offer to the chick. The feathers will slow digestion and protect the chick's digestive tract from sharp fish bones and scales, and will be regurgitated with the bones later.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41807  
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41808  
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41809  
Western Grebe Adult and Chick. The parent is giving the chick a stern talking-to, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Adult and Chick. The parent is giving the chick a stern talking-to.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41810  
Western Grebe adult feeds a feather to its chick. The adult will pluck its own breast feathers to offer to the chick. The feathers will slow digestion and protect the chick's digestive tract from sharp fish bones and scales, and will be regurgitated with the bones later, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe adult feeds a feather to its chick. The adult will pluck its own breast feathers to offer to the chick. The feathers will slow digestion and protect the chick's digestive tract from sharp fish bones and scales, and will be regurgitated with the bones later.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41811  
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41812  
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41813  
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Western Grebe Chick Riding on Parent's Back. Grebe chicks will ride on the adult's back until they grow to large.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, Califoria
Image ID: 41814  
Panorama dimensions: 5760 x 8640
Western Grebes rushing on Lake Wohlford, running across the water by slapping their feet rapidly, part of the grebe's elaborate courtship, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Escondido, California
Western Grebes rushing on Lake Wohlford, running across the water by slapping their feet rapidly, part of the grebe's elaborate courtship.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 41707  
Western Grebes rushing on Lake Wohlford, running across the water by slapping their feet rapidly, part of the grebe's elaborate courtship, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Escondido, California
Western Grebes rushing on Lake Wohlford, running across the water by slapping their feet rapidly, part of the grebe's elaborate courtship.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 41708  
Western Grebes rushing on Lake Wohlford, running across the water by slapping their feet rapidly, part of the grebe's elaborate courtship, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Escondido, California
Western Grebes rushing on Lake Wohlford, running across the water by slapping their feet rapidly, part of the grebe's elaborate courtship.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 41709  
Western Grebes rushing across Lake Wohlford, exhibiting a spectacular courtship behavior in which the aquatic birds literally run across the surface of the water while their feet hit the water up to 20 times per second, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Escondido, California
Western Grebes rushing across Lake Wohlford, exhibiting a spectacular courtship behavior in which the aquatic birds literally run across the surface of the water while their feet hit the water up to 20 times per second.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40847  
An unusual mixed-species pair of grebes rushing, Western Grebe on right and Clark's Grebe on left. In this spectacular courtship behavior, the grebes beat their feet so rapidly they literally run over the surface of the water, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Aechmophorus clarkii, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
An unusual mixed-species pair of grebes rushing, Western Grebe on right and Clark's Grebe on left. In this spectacular courtship behavior, the grebes beat their feet so rapidly they literally run over the surface of the water.
Species: Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Aechmophorus clarkii
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40849  
Western Grebe Rushing, Running Across Water, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Western Grebe Rushing, Running Across Water.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40851  
Hook the Western Grebe with a fishing hook embedded in the back side of his head, Lake Wohlford, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Escondido, California
Hook the Western Grebe with a fishing hook embedded in the back side of his head, Lake Wohlford.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40852  
Two Western Grebes in a Spectacular Rush Across the Surface of Lake Wohlford. Rushing is a courtship behavior among grebes and requires the aquatic birds to step as rapidly as 20 beats per second to walk across water in this way. Simply amazing, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Escondido, California
Two Western Grebes in a Spectacular Rush Across the Surface of Lake Wohlford. Rushing is a courtship behavior among grebes and requires the aquatic birds to step as rapidly as 20 beats per second to walk across water in this way. Simply amazing.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40869  
Two Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Two Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40892  
Two Rushing Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Two Rushing Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40913  
An unusual mixed-species pair of grebes rushing, Western Grebe on right and Clark's Grebe on left. In this spectacular courtship behavior, the grebes beat their feet so rapidly they literally run over the surface of the water, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Aechmophorus clarkii, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
An unusual mixed-species pair of grebes rushing, Western Grebe on right and Clark's Grebe on left. In this spectacular courtship behavior, the grebes beat their feet so rapidly they literally run over the surface of the water.
Species: Western Grebe, Clark's Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Aechmophorus clarkii
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40914  
Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Western Grebes rushing in a courtship display. Rushing grebes run across the water 60 feet (20m) or further with their feet hitting the water as rapidly as 20 times per second.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40972  
Western Grebe Dip Shaking, a courtship behavior in which the grebes face each other and alternate dipping their beaks in the water and shaking their head, tossing water into the air. Coupled with ratchet-pointing, several rounds of dip-shaking are often an immediate precursor to rushing, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Western Grebe Dip Shaking, a courtship behavior in which the grebes face each other and alternate dipping their beaks in the water and shaking their head, tossing water into the air. Coupled with ratchet-pointing, several rounds of dip-shaking are often an immediate precursor to rushing.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40973  
Courting Western Grebes, Aechmophorus occidentalis, Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Courting Western Grebes.
Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 41540  
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