English: Pied-billed Grebe

 Japanese: obihashi kaitsuburi

 Latin: Podilymbus podiceps

 Date: 28/DEC/2002

 Location: Port Aransas Birding Center, Port Aransas, Texas

 Size: L = 33cm, WS = 41cm

 Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

 English: Pied-billed Grebe

 Japanese: obihashi kaitsuburi

 Latin: Podilymbus podiceps

 Date: 10/DEC/2000

 Location: Brazos Bend S. P., Texas

 Size: L = 33cm, WS = 41cm

 Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

 

  English: Least Grebe

 Latin: Tachybaptus dominicus

 Japanese: himekaitsuburi

 Date: 29/SEP/2002

 Location: Laffite's Cove, Galveston, Texas

 Size: L =  24 cm, WS =  28 cm

 Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

 Note: 

 TOP: Sitting on a nest. This is the first confirmed nesting of this species in Galveston Texas.

 MID: The bird left the nest and there are 5 eggs.

 BOTTOM: The birds changed shift quickly.  When both leave the nest they would cover the eggs with some plants. 

 English: Least Grebe

 Latin: Tachybaptus dominicus

 Japanese: himekaitsuburi

 Date: 22/SEP/2002

 Location: Laffite's Cove, Galveston, Texas

 Size: L =  24 cm, WS =  28 cm

 Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

 Note: They are cute, but the calls are surprisingly loud! They have some eggs on the nest.  The nest looks like a floating pillow made of weeds. 

 English: Least Grebe

 Latin: Tachybaptus dominicus

 Japanese: himekaitsuburi

 Date: 15/DEC/2002

 Location: Laffite's Cove, Galveston, Texas

 Size: L =  24 cm, WS =  28 cm

 Photo by Kinjo Yonemoto

 Note: The famous chick has grown.