Baby Birdorable: Western Grebe

February 4, 2019 in Baby Birds and Grebes with 1 comments

If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the Western Grebe.

The male and female in a mated Western Grebe pair build the nest together. The nest is built from material found underwater, used to build a supportive mound on water or adjacent to water. Incubation is done by both partners and takes around 24 days. Within minutes of leaving the egg, chicks are able to climb upon the back of a parent. The adults take turns swimming with and feeding the chicks.

Nesting Western Grebes by USFWS Mountain-Prairie (CC BY 2.0)

Baby Grebe by USFWS Mountain-Prairie (CC BY 2.0)

Western Grebe and chicks by USFWS Mountain-Prairie (CC BY 2.0)

Western Grebes Have Baby Races Too by USFWS Mountain-Prairie (CC BY 2.0)

Western Grebe Carrying a Baby Grebe on Its Back by USFWS Mountain-Prairie (CC BY 2.0)

Cute Western Grebe Gifts

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Birdorable Western Grebe with baby Magic Mug

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Birdorable Western Grebe with baby T-Shirt

Comments

Spurwing Plover on May 18, 2022 at 6:50 AM wrote:

Baby Grebe looks Angry

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