Baby Birdorable: Great Crested Grebe

June 6, 2013 in Baby Birds and Grebes – Be the first to comment

If you think our Birdorable birds are cute as adults, what about when they are babies? Below are some baby photos (shared via Flickr Creative Commons) of the Great Crested Grebe. Great Crested Grebe nesting activity follows an elaborate courtship ritual of displays. Chicks are semi-precocial at hatching, meaning they are able to leave the nest within the first day. The parent birds carry the chicks on their backs as they grow and learn how to dive for food themselves.

Futen in een meerkoet-nest by Jeroen Kransen

Great Crested Grebe Nest 14.05.10 by nottsexminer

Great Crested Grebe by hans s

Great Crested Grebe parents & chicks on Greenland Dock by drplokta

Grebe with chicks on Canada Water by drplokta

Piggyback by jurvetson

Great Crested Grebe chick on Canada Water by drplokta

Grebes Mother and Chick by ahisgett

Pretty cute, right? Be sure to check out our Birdorable Great Crested Grebe t-shirts and gifts!

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