. The Canadian bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred north American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . adway to allow them to launch themselves into the air. After■having risen from the water their flight is very swift and strong. On land theyare very awkward and can only progress by a series of awkward hops; theygenerally lie flat on their breasts, but occasionally stand up, supporting them-selves upon their whole tarsus. Grebes, together with the Loons, are the most•expert aquatic birds that we have, diving like a flash and swimming
. The Canadian bird book : illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred north American birds, also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs . adway to allow them to launch themselves into the air. After■having risen from the water their flight is very swift and strong. On land theyare very awkward and can only progress by a series of awkward hops; theygenerally lie flat on their breasts, but occasionally stand up, supporting them-selves upon their whole tarsus. Grebes, together with the Loons, are the most•expert aquatic birds that we have, diving like a flash and swimming for an in-credible distance under water. 10 DIVING BIRDS 1. Western Grebe. Aechmophorus occidentalisRange.—Western parts of North America, fromsouthern Alaska southward; east to Minnesotaand south in winter to the southern parts of theUnited States and Mexico. Breeds from the Da-kotas and northern California northward. Theseare the largest of the American Grebes; owing totheir unusually long necks, they are frequentlycalled Swan Grebes. They are very timidbirds and conceal themselves in the rushes onthe least suspicion of danger. At times, to escape.
Size: 1335px × 1871px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1910, booksubjectbirdscanada, bookyear
