[Length 18 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Red-necked Grebe in breeding plumage was photographed at Potter Point Marsh near Anchorage, Alaska, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Red-necked Grebe was photographed at Nome, AK, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor ED 300mm f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1989)

[Length 18 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Red-necked Grebe in winter plumage swimming with a Red-breasted Merganser (bird on right) was photographed near the Manasquan River Inlet in New Jersey, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm ED f4.5 lens on Kodachrome 64 film. (Date: February 1982)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Western Grebe was photographed at Lake Cachuma State Park, Solvang, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 30, 2013)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Western Grebe pair was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. 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 25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Western Grebe was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 21, 2008)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Western Grebe was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. 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 D300 camera. (Date: December 18, 2009)

[Length 25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This Western Grebe was photographed at Lake Cachuma State Park, Solvang, California, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 30, 2013)