January 31, 2024

I am known as a Pied-bill Grebe

I can trap water in my feathers

This allows me to control my buoyancy

I can sink and rise whenever, where ever.

Location: St. Marks Wildlife Refuge

Sources: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Pied-billed_Grebe/overview

Photo and text © 2024 Dee Fairbanks Simpson

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