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Back-brooding Western Grebes

By Mia McPherson|May 8th, 2016|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: adult, Aechmophorus occidentalis, back-brooding, chicks, grebe, grebes, juvenile, piggyback, Western Grebe, young|

Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge is a great location to consistently see back-brooding Western Grebes during the breeding season and it can be done easily from the auto tour loop.

Western Grebe with a chick riding piggyback

By Mia McPherson|October 20th, 2013|Categories: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Birds, Box Elder County, Utah, Western Grebes|Tags: adult, Aechmophorus occidentalis, back-brooding, chick, grebe, grebes, juvenile, marsh, photography, piggyback, summer, Western Grebe|

Cute Alert! Whenever I see Western Grebe chicks riding piggyback on their parents I can't help thinking that there is a definite cute factor going on right in front of me.