Aquatic Birds

Rear Wheel Drive

The scientific name for this species is Podilymbus podiceps. Podilymbus in latin means feet at the buttocks. This photo shows why grebes have that name, it is how they are made and how they propel themselves thru water. It works well for them.
Pied-billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

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