Subject: grebes
Date: Jan 8 08:29:48 1999
From: sanjer at televar.com - sanjer at televar.com


Don't you think that champange, boats, and diapers are a little off topic?

Just kidding--I like the way you gave the description. It presents a mental
picture.

Jerry Converse
Grand Coulee, WA


Sandra C. Andersen. wrote:

> Last winter at high tide at Alki, south of the Lighthouse I got a great view
> of an eared grebe while it hunted under the water. It was amazing to watch
> how quickly it could change direction and depth. The funniest moment was
> when it came up for air, it broke the surface with a pop that sounded like a
> champange cork! I can tell eared from horned it the winter by they way they
> "ride" in the water, eared's float higher up, like an unloaded boat, while
> horned's "ride"lower, as if the "boat" had cargo onboard. Also, the eared
> (viewed from the back), look to me like a child wearing a VERY large white
> diaper ,,,,
> S.C.Andersen