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clinty1.bsky.social
Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is #Cutie, cute bird captures.
Here's a Grebe and her grebettes (also known as "humbugs")-a very cute trio #Birds #WetlandBirds #Grebe
An adult grebe swimming with her two growing grebettes alongside of her. the young grebes have black/brown stripes along their neck
July 6, 2026 at 12:57 PM
davidmuttering.bsky.social
It's not just goslings. The same pond has moorhen chicks, a coot chick, ducklings and even (blurrily) a socially-distanced pair of tiny grebettes.
May 26, 2025 at 8:22 AM
lotuswinnielee.bsky.social
Original sight + sound…first you see only one Little Grebe then this happens….Grebettes are also nicknamed Humbugs for the distinctive black & white striped feathers & loud, fluffy appearance. #littlegrebe #grebes #grebettes #humbugs #birds #birdwatching #birdingtrip2026
May 15, 2026 at 2:17 AM
cdfturner.bsky.social
Yawning, the parents are taking too long with food delivery for one grebette.
Pied-billed Grebe, Sackville, #NewBrunswick
#birds #nature #wildlife #grebe #grebettes
Two grebettes wait for food, one on the left cocks its head while the one on the right has a big yawn.
July 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
hlkfotos.com
No, these are from a different location. The photos of the family with grebettes were from a park in Beaverton, Oregon and this one was in Ridgfield National Wildlife Refuge (@friendsofrnwr.bsky.social) in Washington.
September 25, 2026 at 1:42 AM
hlkfotos.com
Still grebette posting.

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A photo of three pied-billed grebettes (Podilymbus podiceps) swimming on calm green water toward the right of frame, with fuzzy down feathers, black-and-white striped heads, and bright orangeish-red bills. They are tiny and adorable.
June 7, 2026 at 5:05 PM
pbvantilburg.bsky.social
I learned the word “grebettes” for this 4 (!) #babybird fed a #fish

Thanks for that @atlanticbirding.bsky.social

#Parenting = #BirdOfTheDay theme

#grebe #grebette #greatcrestedgrebe #Podicepscristatus #fuut #Haubentaucher #babyanimals #chick #juvenile #Stunday #ForJanet #ECK @alan678.bsky.social
August 30, 2026 at 11:55 AM
lotuswinnielee.bsky.social
Birding trip 2026, Thailand: Original sight + sound…Little Grebe mother & father busy foraging to feed their 3 babies. So happy I finally got to see these cute little Grebettes! #littlegrebe #grebes #grebettes #birds #birdwatching #wildlife #birdingtrip2026
May 14, 2026 at 10:53 AM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
🪶 Rob has chosen #Mamas&Papas as today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme; mal & female of the same species in the same photo.

Alt. is #Robin; any Robin species

A pair of Great Crested Grebes feeding their young

#birdphotography
#ECK #birds #photography #birdsofbluesky
A pair of Great Crested Grebes on the water, one has two grebettes on its back; the other is offering them a quite large fish. The birds are near the foreground of the shot, the one carrying the grebettes is on the left looking right and the one with the fish is on the right, facing left. Both birds have a dark double crest on their heads and a chestnut/black collar on their necks. They have white cheeks and a long, slender bill. The neck is long and dark at the back and light at the front. The body is dark brown with a pale front. The Grebettes are black and white in a streaking pattern, giving them the name ‘Humbugs’ The bird on the right is offering a fish twice the size of the chicks heads. The rest of the shot is of lake water littered with different kinds of low growing pond weed which breaks up the surface of the water.
September 14, 2026 at 5:49 AM
lotuswinnielee.bsky.social
Better sound on & full screen: One more video of the Little Grebe (dabchick) babies. They sound so cute and look so adorable with the stripes. #littlegrebe #dabchick #grebes #grebettes #humbugs #birds
May 24, 2026 at 10:28 AM
hlkfotos.com
Grebes in parenting mode for #BirdOfTheDay.

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A photo of a family of pied-billed grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) floating on calm green water together: two adults and two grebettes. The adults are fuzzy brown water birds with dark eyes and pale bills that have a dark vertical stripe down the center of them. They each face one of the downy, striped chicks that is attempting to swallow a fish larger than its head. The second chick floats in the background, out of focus, minding its own business.
September 14, 2026 at 3:33 PM
atlanticbirding.bsky.social
Morning, Happy Sunday Everyone!

Today’s #BirdOfTheDay theme is:

#Parenting; of any form: nesting feeding etc.

Alt. is #Blue; on the bird or in the scene

- Great Crested Grebe carrying two grebettes
- Long-Tailed Tit against a blue sky

#birds #ECK #birdphotography #naturephotography #Stunday
A Great Crested Grebe floating on a lake surface with two Grebettes (or Humbugs) on its back. The bird is right of centre of frame, facing the right with its head turned back so the left side is visible. The chicks head can be seen poking out from under the birds wings, just under the tip of its beak. The bird has a dark cap, turning to a double crest at the top of the head. It has a long, sharp beak with a dark streak from the end of the beak to the eye. The rest of the face is white with chestnut brown at the back of the head and a chestnut ruff, turning to back at the tips. The neck is white with a dark spine and the body is a reddish brown, darker on the back and wings. The grebettes (or humbugs) are only visible on the head and neck. They are almost stacked on top of each other, with the further chick slightly further back on the Grebes body. They have stark black and white streaks down their face and necks, giving a zebra pattern (or humbug mint) appearance The foreground is the lake, covered in tiny ripples and reflecting the light to give off a metallic appearance. The background is also lake water but covered in small pond weeds and other vegetation; mostly just above the surface but with the odd lily pad or large piece of vegetation here and there. A Long-Tailed Tit perched on the end of a branch against a blue sky. The bird is in the bottom, right hand quadrant of the shot, with its head almost at the centre and tail almost at the edge. The left side of the bird can be seen, in good detail in the bright sinshine. The bird is a mix of black, white and pinkish white feathers throughout. It has a white crown with a large dark stripe across the face and back of the head. It has a white to whitish underbelly and a very long, black tail. In the foreground a single, small hawthorn branch is out of focus and travels from the bottom right hand corner to the upper left hand corner of the shot. Its spares leaves are a yellowish green in the bright sunshine. The background is a clear blue sky.
August 30, 2026 at 5:56 AM
hlkfotos.com
Many thanks to @hardlikearmour.bsky.social for telling me about the grebe family at Commonwealth Lake. We had a lot of fun watching the parent grebes try to shove big fish down the stripey little chicks' throats. Great park.

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A photo of a family of pied-billed grebes (Podilymbus podiceps) floating on calm green water together: two adults and two grebettes. The adults are fuzzy brown water birds with dark eyes and pale bills that have a dark vertical stripe down the center of them. They each face one of the downy, striped chicks that is attempting to swallow a fish larger than its head. The second chick floats in the background, out of focus, minding its own business. A photo of three pied-billed grebettes (Podilymbus podiceps) swimming on calm green water in a patch of sunlight, with fuzzy down feathers, black-and-white striped heads, and bright orangeish-pink bills. Two face left and one faces right. Branches and greenery on a shore are visible in the background behind them.
June 7, 2026 at 12:16 AM
hlkfotos.com
Went back to Commonwealth Lake a month after seeing these grebettes there, and could only find one of them, looking much bigger and on its own now. #BirdOfTheDay #AmongTheRipples

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A photo of a juvenile pied-billed grebe (Podilymbus podiceps) swimming on calm, dark green water. It is a brown water bird with stripey brown and tan plumage on its head, and its face has reddish-pink coloring typical of young grebes. It has a short thick bill and brown eyes. The bird's reflection and the surrounding grasses are mirrored in the softly rippling water it floats on.
July 12, 2026 at 5:44 AM
ipattorneyliza.bsky.social
My photo for today, 21st June 2025, a crested grebe with a pair of grebettes on her back this morning.
June 21, 2025 at 4:04 PM
birdallianceoregon.bsky.social
Have you ever wondered how young Clark's Grebe "grebettes" hitch a ride? Both parents share the job of back-brooding, keeping them warm and protected from predators. While one parent is busy ferrying their young, the other is foraging for food and they switch back-n-forth all day. 🎥: Lane Wintermute
March 19, 2026 at 7:38 PM
rdreading.bsky.social
Out taking it all in & recharging! Lots of Grebes & Grebettes high up in their nests
May 11, 2025 at 9:36 PM
mashinter.bsky.social
I also printed a little welcome note to the baby grebes that appeared in the pond yesterday. Baby grebes bring me joy. Long live the grebettes! 💕

#letterpress
A letterpress print that says, welcome baby grebes.
July 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
lesliebulion.bsky.social
grebettes is a great name!
June 12, 2026 at 8:48 PM
hlkfotos.com
They are ridiculous. @1184outdoors.bsky.social has great close-ups of stripey grebettes.
June 12, 2026 at 7:06 PM
franceflo.bsky.social
Love the grebe with its grebettes 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
August 30, 2026 at 11:11 AM
hlkfotos.com
with another fish of similar size and it looked like they were breaking it up better to feed it to the grebettes.
June 8, 2026 at 4:09 PM
albertawildlife.bsky.social
Young grebes, called grebettes, are wholly reliant on their parents to survive.

That means, this little one needed a lot of attention from her caregivers. 🧵2/6

#Alberta #GivingTuesday #GivingTuesday2024
December 3, 2024 at 5:14 PM
ipattorneyliza.bsky.social
My photo for today, 24 May 2026, a crested grebe offering taxi service to its grebettes, also known as zebra chicks or humbugs, this morning.
May 24, 2026 at 8:10 PM