tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post7129103551543855477..comments2024-03-13T19:28:05.813-04:00Comments on Ohio Birds and Biodiversity: The Red-necked Grebe invasionJim McCormachttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07444322057532066466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-26394052397954367832014-03-24T13:25:14.383-04:002014-03-24T13:25:14.383-04:00I was photographing a Red-necked Grebe at Foundati...I was photographing a Red-necked Grebe at Foundation Park in Mt. Vernon this past Sunday, and one reason they might slip by unnoticed was very apparent.<br />This Grebe would submerge for between 30 seconds to a full minute, and when he popped back up again it was usually for less than 15 seconds.<br />He was under water four times as much as he was above it!<br />I'd been watching a pair of Pied-billed Grebes for half an hour, when suddenly the Red-necked Grebe popped up from out of no where. They are the "Silent Service" of the bird world, and could swim right by you unnoticed.sqlblindmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08600833348951829820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6072479063452233450.post-55322797251947580022014-03-19T06:34:41.284-04:002014-03-19T06:34:41.284-04:00As one from way up north, I can vouch for the fact...As one from way up north, I can vouch for the fact that things don't freeze "peak" until March. We are still having below zero nights. I guess I'm glad somebody gets to benefit from it with rare sightings. Enjoy!<br />:DSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10122524042294993949noreply@blogger.com