Family Podicipedidae

Grebes

7 species from the family Podicipedidae.

Typical settings for this family#

Shutter (still)1/640 s
Shutter (action)1/2000–1/3200 s
Aperturef/6.3–f/8
Size25–70 cm

7 species#

Pied-billed GrebePodilymbus podiceps Horned Grebe Horned GrebePodiceps auritus Eared GrebePodiceps nigricollis Western Grebe Western GrebeAechmophorus occidentalis Red-necked GrebePodiceps grisegena Least GrebeTachybaptus dominicus Clark's GrebeAechmophorus clarkii

Field-craft#

  • Courtship dances (spring) are best shot at water level from a floating or shoreline hide.
  • Get low to the water for an eye-level perspective; expose for bright plumage to avoid clipped whites.

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