Western Grebe Dip Shaking, #40973

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. Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California, USA, natural history stock photograph, photo id 40973
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. Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California, USA

Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40973
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: behavior, california, clarks grebe, courtship, escondido, lake wohlford, mating, san diego, usa
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