Bottoms Up

[boneaddict]

Anyone know what kind of duck this is?  Its immature as it still has babe plummage.   I first thought merganser, but bill seemed wrong to me.  Grieb?

[Devinshoe]

I just scrolled through the North american game birds book. And i cant find anything that matches that bill. I was first thinking immature Gadwall hen but that cant be right. Im interested in what it is also now.

[boneaddict]

I'll get a better profile pic for you

[C-Money]

Interesting.  Maybe a Podilymbus podiceps, the Pied Billed grebe? 

[quadrafire]

That sure looks like a grebe

Bone, funny you should post that today. Last night I was thinking of your prior thread (couple yrs ago) of the wood ducks eating tadpoles if I remember right??? I couldn't find it in a search.

[boneaddict]

Yep, was going to get that pic out and blow it up.

[boneaddict]

built kinda like a grebe

[Fishstiq]

Eared Grebe, winter plumage?

Edit*

Nevermind, juvenile Pied Billed Grebe.

[boneaddict]

[quadrafire]

That's it. Thanks 

[trapper1]

COOL shot

[JackOfAllTrades]

I love that last shot!
 
-Steve