Juvenile Pied-billed Grebe

I think this is a juvenile pied-billed grebe. I have about a hundred pics but this is the one I like the best. I love that at this stage the eyes are still translucent brown. I think adults have much darker eyes.

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Jo! Spectacular! I would love to be able to say that was from my collection!

Beautiful shot, I love grebes. Looks to be a Juvi or possibly non-breeding Adult.

Great shot, like that setting

Thanks Lil, appreciate the kind words

Excellent shots, how on earth did you get so close?

Great job, Jo. They are tough to approach, aren't they? And if they become spooked they dive and seemingly never come up again.
Al

Well done Jo, these are tricky to photograph, especially as close as you got

Great shots, Jo-they can be skittish and elusive. The first time I saw 1 I thought it was a duckling-they all look like juveniles to me.

Nature Nut wrote in post #14953272
Beautiful shot, I love grebes. Looks to be a Juvi or possibly non-breeding Adult.

Thanks Adam, the adults will be more skittish, this one just kept swimming towards me that's why I think this is a juvie.

rick_reno wrote in post #14953277
Great shot, like that setting

Thanks Rick.

BGgraphy wrote in post #14954345
Excellent shots, how on earth did you get so close?

Thanks Bret, maybe I smelled bird poop because I was on my belly a few minutes back taking pictures of godwits

CDMOOSE wrote in post #14954594
Great job, Jo. They are tough to approach, aren't they? And if they become spooked they dive and seemingly never come up again.
Al

Thanks Al, this young grebe actually did the reverse. Every time he (or she) surfaces it was closer and closer to me

2slo wrote in post #14954763
Well done Jo, these are tricky to photograph, especially as close as you got

Thanks Mark, appreciate your kind words

ardeekay wrote in post #14955084
Great shots, Jo-they can be skittish and elusive. The first time I saw 1 I thought it was a duckling-they all look like juveniles to me.

Thanks Rog, thanks for dropping by and commenting

very nice, Jo

Very well done, not always an easy bird to approach. I'm impressed at how long they can stay under, no telling where they might pop back up.

Very nice Jo,excellent image quality!

dgraham329 wrote in post #14955679
very nice, Jo

Thanks Dean!

Nighthound wrote in post #14957444
Very well done, not always an easy bird to approach. I'm impressed at how long they can stay under, no telling where they might pop back up.

Thanks Steve.

cppr85 wrote in post #14957491
Very nice Jo,excellent image quality!

Thanks Jay.

great shots Jo