[Length 25 in. Wingspan 24 in.]

This parent and immature Clark's Grebe was photographed at Bear River NWR, Ogden, Utah, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: June 21, 2016)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

The Eared Grebe breeds on lakes and large ponds in the prairies and mountain valleys of the central and western US, and southcentral and southwestern Canada. It winters along the gulf and west coasts of the US. The stunning golden ear tufts of the breeding plumage give the bird its name. This one was photographed in one of the many ponds at Arapaho NWR in northern Colorado, USA. Photo taken with a Nikkor 300mm f4.5 ED lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: May 1992)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe in winter plumage was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: November 19, 2008)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe pair was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 19, 2008)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC14E II 1.4x Teleconverter (EFL=630mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 19, 2008)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This Eared Grebe was photographed at Lake Balmorhea, Balmorhea, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Nikkor 300mm f/2.8G IF-ED lens + Nikkor TC20E II 2.0x Teleconverter (EFL=900mm) on a Nikon D300 camera. (Date: December 18, 2009)

[Length 13 in. Wingspan 16 in.]

This winter-plumaged Eared Grebe was photographed at the Laguna Madre, Port Isabel, Texas, USA. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens (EFL=450mm) on a Nikon D200 camera. (Date: December 31, 2010)

[Length 19 in. Wingspan 34.5 in]

This Great Crested Grebe was photographed at St. James Park, London, England, Great Britain. Photo taken with a Nikkor EDAF 300 f4.0 lens on Kodachrome 200 film. (Date: April 2002)

[Length 19.5 in. Wingspan 34.5 in.]

This Great Crested Grebe was photographed at a fish pond near the Red-crowned Crane Refuge, Dafeng, Jiangsu, China. Photo taken with a AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED lens on a Nikon D7100 camera. (Date: May 16, 2017)