Tachybaptus novaehollandiae
2 Australasian Grebe at Red Hill, ACT
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| Tachybaptus novaehollandiae | Illilanga | 14 Dec 2019 | |
| Tachybaptus novaehollandiae | JonSteinbeck | 14 Dec 2019 |
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There was a single Australasian Grebe swimming on a local pond. I thought this bird was just swimming, looking for food, when it climbed on top a mess of leaves and other plant matter. The bird then commenced poking at the leaves, before it sat on top of the pile. In looking at the photographs later there may have been an egg in the middle of the pile, partly covered by some leaves. The grebe did not stay on the nest long before it once again started swimming but on the closer side of the nest. I am not sure why it went back to the nest as it did not stay there long and none of the other birds were heading for the nest, although a juvenile Eurasian Coot was also swimming in that part of the pond.
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Location information
- Coordinates 149.106345-35.333933
- Altitude 631.7m
- Maps Federal Golf Course
- Places Red Hill, ACT
Sighting information
- 1 Abundance
- 8 Dec 2019 08:59 AM Recorded on
- JonSteinbeck Recorded by
- Yes Nesting site
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Species information
- Tachybaptus novaehollandiae Scientific name
- Australasian Grebe Common name
- Not Sensitive
- Local native
- Non-invasive or negligible
- Up to 1069.9m Recorded at altitude
Seasonal activity
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Nesting site
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