At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.
At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.
At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.
At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.
At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.
At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.
At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.
At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.

Pied-Billed Grebe (Podilymbus podiceps)

Pied-Billed Grebe

(Podilymbus podiceps)

Description:

At Jones Lake, all the ducks flew to the far side of the pond. Not these grebes. Monday I took a quick tour at Aransas NWR. It was windy and raining, and so I kept my camera gear stowed in the RV, but I climbed the Big Tree Tower and saw lots of Black and Turkey Vultures perched in the trees below the tower. With better weather Tuesday, I set out to capture some closeups.

Date Taken: 2021:03:02 9:24

Location:

Aransas NWR
Austwell, Texas
United States
22.97 ft above sea level

Camera Information:

NIKON D5, 800 mm, f/8.0, 1/2000

File Name: PiedBilledGrebe_D5X7118-Aransas-NWR

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