Pied-billed Grebe

by Alexandra Forsythe  The Pied-billed Grebe: a small, chunky waterfowl that behaves like an alligator and has almost as many feathers inside its body as outside! Behaving like an alligator and dining on its own feathers are both means of protection.  When startled, the Grebe often submerges, leaving only...

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Winter Wren

by Alexandra Forsythe  The tiny and adorable Winter Wren looks like a tiny brown ball of fluff with a very short tail that usually sticks straight up in the air. It is probably best known for what naturalist John Burroughs described as its “vibrating tongue of silver”. Its beautifully...

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