Pied-billed Grebe (breeding plumage)
Podilymbus podiceps

f5 @ 1/3200s, ISO:640, Nikon D3S w 500mm

\"Pied-billed Grebe,\" Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Pied-billed grebes are small, stocky, and short-necked. They are 31–38 cm (12–15 in) in length, with a wingspan of 45–62 cm (18–24 in) and weigh 253–568 g (8.9–20.0 oz).[9] They are mainly brown, with a darker crown and back. Their brown color serves as camouflage in the marshes they live in. They do not have white under their wings when flying, like other grebes. Their undertail is white and they have a short, blunt chicken-like bill that is a light grey color, which in summer is encircled by a broad black band (hence the name). In the summer, its throat is black. There is no sexual dimorphism.

Ritch Grissom Memorial Wetlands, Viera, Florida

04/20/2016