Western Grebe Images, Facts and Information:
Aechmophorus occidentalis
- Western Grebes are large black and white grebes with cherry-red eyes that breed in lakes and ponds in western North America.
- They our largest grebe in North America being only fractionally larger than Clark’s Grebes.
- The Western Grebe, like other grebes, spends almost all its time in water and is very awkward when on land.
- Western Grebes often nest in colonies that can number in the hundreds or even thousands.
- Western Grebes are migratory in much of their range and will winter off of the Pacific Coast.
- Folk names for Western Grebes include Dabchick, Swan-necked Grebe and Swan Grebe.
- A group of grebes is called a “water dance” of grebes.
- They lay between 1 to 7 eggs which take 23 to 24 days to hatch. Both parents incubate.
- Western Grebes can live to be 15 years old.
I hope you enjoy viewing my Western Grebe photos.
Angry-looking shaking Western Grebe
Title: Angry-looking shaking Western Grebe
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/23/2019
Pair of Western Grebes exhibiting courtship behavior
Title: Pair of Western Grebes exhibiting courtship behavior
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/12/2019
Spring Western Grebes at Bear River MBR
Title: Spring Western Grebes at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/8/2019
Western Grebes on nest
Title: Western Grebes on nest
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 6/25/2018
Adult Western Grebe shaking off after a dive
Title: Adult Western Grebe shaking off after a dive
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
Spring adult Western Grebe after diving for prey
Title: Spring adult Western Grebe after diving for prey
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
Preening Western Grebe covered in water droplets
Title: Preening Western Grebe covered in water droplets
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
Preening Western Grebe and reflection
Title: Preening Western Grebe and reflection
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 4/22/2018
Immature Western Grebe in November
Title: Immature Western Grebe in November
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 11/22/2017
Western Grebe chick begging to be fed
Title: Western Grebe chick begging to be fed
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/11/2016
Fluffy Western Grebe chick at Bear River MBR
Title: Fluffy Western Grebe chick at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 8/11/2016
Wet-headed Western Grebe portrait
Title: Wet-headed Western Grebe portrait
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 5/4/2016
Early spring Western Grebe
Title: Early spring Western Grebe
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 3/20/2016
Stretching Western Grebe
Title: Stretching Western Grebe
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 11/15/2015
Western Grebe settling back onto the water at Farmington Bay
Title: Western Grebe settling back onto the water at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/27/2015
Western Grebe and splashing water droplets
Title: Western Grebe and splashing water droplets
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/27/2015
Bathing Western Grebe
Title: Bathing Western Grebe
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/26/2015
Preening Western Grebe at Farmington Bay
Title: Preening Western Grebe at Farmington Bay
Location: Farmington Bay WMA, Davis County, Utah
Date: 10/26/2015
Juvenile Western Grebe at Bear River MBR
Title: Juvenile Western Grebe at Bear River MBR
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/1/2015
Late Summer Western Grebe
Title: Late Summer Western Grebe
Location: Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge, Box Elder County, Utah
Date: 9/1/2015