Common Names
- Pied-billed Grebe (en)
- Zampullín de pico grueso (es)
- Grèbe à bec bigarré (fr)
- Bindentaucher (de)
Taxonomy
- Podicipediformes
- Podicipedidae
- Podilymbus podiceps
A small, brown bird seen in freshwater wetlands on ponds with vegetation and feeds on small fishes, crustaceans and insects and migrates South when water surface freezes.
During spring, summer and autumn in ponds diving for food or hidden within the vegetation. I have seen this species in different parks with a larger pond.
The bird is generally brown to dark grey and has a light grey short but strong beak with a black ring during the breeding season.
Park de la Frayère, Boucherville - 2019-07-07
NIKON D500; 300mm f/4.0; Focal Length 420mm; Exposure 1/2500; Aperture f5.6; Iso 320;
Park Angrignon, Montreal - 2017-09-30
NIKON D500; 150-600mm f/5.0-6.3; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/1250; Aperture f6.3; Iso 900;
Park Angrignon, Montreal - 2017-04-14
NIKON D500; TAMRON SP AF 150-600mm F5-6.3 VC USD A011N; Focal Length 600mm; Exposure 1/320; Aperture f6.3; Iso 160;
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