Western Grebes, Boulder County, Colorado, 1/07.
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Western Grebe, Delta County, Colorado, 8/05. |
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Western Grebe feeding a fledgling, Delta County, Colorado, 8/05. |
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Western Grebe, Delta County, Colorado, 8/05. |
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Western Grebe, Delta County, Colorado, 8/05. |
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Western Grebe, Delta County, Colorado, 8/05. |
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ID tips for Western & Clark's Grebes: |
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Clark's Grebe showing red eye clear of the black cap,
bright yellow bill, and more extensive white sides than a Western Grebe. |
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Western Grebe with red eye in black cap, greenish-yellow
bill, and more gray on sides than Clark's Grebe. |
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Another view of a Western Grebe. |
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Clark's Grebe eating a fish. |
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Clark's Grebe resting. Western Grebes adopt this pose,
too. Look for pale flanks and the eye clear of the black cap in Clark's
Grebes. |
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The head stripe of a Western Grebe is fairly thick. |
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The head stripe of a Clark's Grebe is fairly thin. |