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Pied-billed Grebe Photos

Photography by Terry Sohl

My Favorite: It's funny how many times I've been birding by a wetland or lake, taking photos of something else, and not notice the Pied-billed Grebe foraging right in front of me. They literally never take off and fly when you see one...instead they may just slowly sink under water and swim away, without you knowing they were ever there. They are fun birds to watch, and their young are just adorable with all the stripes. My favorite photos just has to be one with a young bird in it. The photo below is from Weisensee Slough in western Minnehaha County, from August 26th, 2018.

Pied-billed Grebe - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 1 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 2 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 3 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 4 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 1

Pied-billed Grebe 2

Pied-billed Grebe 3

Pied-billed Grebe 4

April 19th, 2003 

June 19th, 2018 

July 5th, 2003

July 5th, 2003

Madison Waterfowl Production Area, South Dakota 

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado 

Lincoln County, South Dakota 

Lincoln County, South Dakota 

Adult breeding-plumaged bird dozing on the side of a wetland 

Juvenile birds still with strong facial striping 

First-year Juvenile bird in cattail wetland 

First-year Juvenile bird in cattail wetland 

Pied-billed Grebe 5 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 6 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 7 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 8 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 5

Pied-billed Grebe 6

Pied-billed Grebe 7

Pied-billed Grebe 8

October 15th, 2006

October 9th, 2006

September 2nd, 2007

September 2nd, 2007

Madison Waterfowl Production Area, South Dakota 

Kingsbury County, South Dakota 

Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

Winter-plumaged bird, likely adult 

Winter-plumaged bird, likely adult 

First-year bird, transitioning out of young striped plumage 

Winter-plumaged bird, likely adult 

Pied-billed Grebe 9 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 10 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 11 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 12 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 9

Pied-billed Grebe 10

Pied-billed Grebe 11

Pied-billed Grebe 12

September 2nd, 2007

April 11th, 2009

September 2nd, 2007

August 1st, 2008

Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota 

Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

Dewey Gevik Nature Area, South Dakota 

First-year bird, transitioning out of young striped plumage 

Adult bird in full spring breeding plumage 

Winter plumaged bird and some duckweed 

First-year juvenile shallow wetland and duckweed 

Pied-billed Grebe 13 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 14 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 15 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 16 - Podilymbus podiceps 

Pied-billed Grebe 13

Pied-billed Grebe 14

Pied-billed Grebe 15

Pied-billed Grebe 16

April 24th, 2011

June 19th, 2018

June 19th, 2018

August 26th, 2018

Minnehaha County, South Dakota  

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado 

Alamosa National Wildlife Refuge, Colorado 

Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

Adult spring-plumaged bird on shallow wetland 

Pair of first-year, young birds with juvenile plumage 

Parent tending to very young first-year chick 

Parent tending to first-year chick 

Pied-billed Grebe 17 - Podilymbus podiceps 

Pied-billed Grebe 18 - Podilymbus podiceps

Pied-billed Grebe 19 - Podilymbus podiceps 

Pied-billed Grebe 20 - Podilymbus podiceps 

Pied-billed Grebe 17 

Pied-billed Grebe 18

Pied-billed Grebe 19

Pied-billed Grebe 20

August 26th, 2018 

August 26th, 2018 

April 8th, 2019 

April 19th, 2019 

Weisensee Slough, Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

Weisensee Slough, Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

 Western Minnehaha County, South Dakota 

Parent tending to first-year chick 

First year chick still with strong facial striping 

Adult plumaged bird on sunny day 

Adult plumaged bird with reflection 

Pied-billed Grebe 21 - Podilymbus podiceps 

 

 

 

Pied-billed Grebe 21 

     

April 15th, 2018 

 

 

 

Lincoln County, South Dakota 

 

 

 

Adult bird in wonderful morning light, with reflection 

 

 

 

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