“Grebe family members are totally aquatic, diving and swimming expertly underwater,” Kenn and Kimberly say. “They even build floating nests so they won’t have to go on land.” Horned ...

A red-necked grebe is ungainly on land, often stumbling with legs set far back on its body. But it excels in the water. Its lobed feet—a feature that distinguishes it from ducks and loons—and ...

It means they are clumsy movers on land but supremely efficient swimmers and divers. During their rush ceremony grebes paddle up to 22 steps a second. At the end of each stride, they lift their ...

Nine dead birds and two dead bats were found at the site of the solar thermal project in October, with the birds ...

Neither water nor land were safe for Hesperornis ... slender neck gave Hesperornis a silhouette similar to a modern-day grebe. It probably fed and bred much like a penguin.