sungrebe

Sungrebe (Heliornis fulica)

My prior posting shows this bird swimming. This less typical position shows it perched (about 0.4 m above the water), revealing its strikingly patterned lobed feet.

We spotted this shy species in the shade of tree and shrub branches overhanging the edge of a slow-flowing river. The next photo I will post will show why this species is sometimes called American Finfoot.

Sungrebe

Heliornis fulica

Another name for the Sungrebe is the American finfoot for their lobed feet

A Sungrebe enjoys a frog on the Cuiaba River, Brazil

Hi, everyone . . . this was taken in 2004 when my wife and I visited Alaska. I was looking at all of your shots and thought I'd finally join the crowd. Now I have to post a pic of both of us birding together; she's the photogenic one.