Great Crested Grebe Gallery

Courtship plumage of birds (sexual dimorphism), Chromolithograph, published in 1897

Colorful courtship plumage of various birds (sexual dimorphism): 1) Horned bell bird (Chasmorhynchus carunculatus); 2) Bluethroat (Luscinia svecica); 3) Pin-tailed whydah (Vidua macroura); 4) Eurasian teal (Anas crecca); 5) Ruff (Philomachus pugnax); 6) Greater painted-snipe (Rostratula benghalensis, female); 7) Greater prairie chicken (Tympanuchus cupido, male); 8) Crested Auklet (Aethia cristatella); 9) Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus); 10) Temminck's tragopan (Tragopan temminckii with inflated throat bag). a = Courtship plumage of the male, b = ordinary plumage of the male. Chromolithograph, published in 1897

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adults courting and greeting each other to

Great crested grebe (Podiceps cristatus) adults courting and greeting each other to confirm their bond. Even with the young chicks already out they often show courtship behavior to each other, Valkenhorst Nature Reserve, Valkenswaard, The Netherlands, June

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Great Crested Grebe - two rival males - fighting

Great Crested Grebe - two rival males - fighting and disputing over breeding territory (Podiceps cristatus) Date

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