Two Rushing Western Grebes Walk on Water, Aechmophorus occidentalis

Two Rushing Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water. Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California, USA, Aechmophorus occidentalis, natural history stock photograph, photo id 40918
Two Rushing Western Grebes Walk on Water. Grebe rushing, a courtship behavior, happens when the birds slap the lake surface up to 20 times per second, literally running across the water. Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California, USA

Species: Western Grebe, Aechmophorus occidentalis
Location: Lake Wohlford, Escondido, California
Image ID: 40918
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: aechmophorus, animalia, aves, california, chordata, courting, courtship, escondido, grebe, lake wohlford, mating, podicipedidae, podicipediformes, rushing, san diego, usa
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