[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Least Grebe, wrestling with a crayfish almost half its size, was photographed at Willow Lake, Santa Ana NWR, 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 D300 camera. (Date: May 7, 2009)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Least Grebe, waddling awkwardly onto its nest, was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Least Grebe, waddling awkwardly onto its nest, was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Least Grebe was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Least Grebe on its nest was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, McAllen, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: March 2002)

[Length 9.5 in. Wingspan 11 in.]

This Least Grebe was photographed at Santa Ana NWR, Texas. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: April 1982)

[Length 10.5 in. Wingspan 16.5 in.]

This Little Grebe was photographed at Cley Marshes RSPB Reserve, Norfolk, England. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 2002)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Pied-billed Grebe was photographed at Port Aransas Birding Center, Port Aransas, TX. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm EDAF-S f4 lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D100 camera. (Date: March 23, 2004)