[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

The Eared Grebe breeds on lakes and large ponds in the prairies and mountain valleys of the central and western US, and southcentral and southwestern Canada. It winters along the gulf and west coasts of the US. The stunning golden ear tufts of the breeding plumage give the bird its name. This one was photographed in one of the many ponds at Arapaho NWR in northern Colorado. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe in winter plumage (but just beginning to molt into breeding plumage) was photographed at Corpus Christi, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: March 1980)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe in winter plumage was photographed near the Coast Guard jetty at Monterey, California Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: November 1981)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe in winter plumage was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 19, 2008)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe pair was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 19, 2008)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, TX. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 19, 2008)

[Length 19 in. Wingspan 34.5 in]

This Great Crested Grebe was photographed at St. James Park, London, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 19 in. Wingspan 34.5 in]

This downy young Great Crested Grebe never strayed far from its sleeping parent. They were photographed at St. James Park, London, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)