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In transitional phase from molt to breeding plumage

   Eared Grebe
   Podiceps nigricollis
 Bolsa Chica Ecological Reserve
 Huntington Beach, California
 8 Mar 2016
  
 by Kendall Brown
 ©Kendall W. Brown
  

 Eared Grebe
 Podiceps nigricollis

 Transition to breeding plumage

 by Tuula Rose
 ©Tuula Rose

Breeding plumage on left, transition to breeding plumage on right

   Eared Grebe
   Podiceps nigricollis
  Utah Botanical Center
  Kaysville,
 Utah
  12 Apr 2008

  
 by Ronnie Schiller Johnson
 ©
Ronnie Schiller Johnson