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Index of Subjects --94eb2c07e97e9e7039053327d981 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 In Birds of North America there is this: "In Cuba, Pied-billed Grebe is suspected of killing several Least Grebe chicks; eventually drove Least Grebe away ( Gross 1949)." Someone else at the Marsh reported the same thing last week, though the chick ended up in the Grebe's throat... (not known if it was eaten or not). James. On Wed, May 18, 2016 at 9:46 PM, Larry Bogan <larry@bogan.ca> wrote: > It was a beautiful sunny day today in Kentville and there were many people > walking the Miners Marsh trail. > On our walk around, the highlight was an excellent view of a male > Baltimore Oriole in full breeding plumage. > Earlier on a walk along the railbed, we encountered three Gray catbirds, > flying and chasing each other. > > A surprising even occurred between a family of Mallards and a Pied-billed > grebe. We had been watching the Grebe dive and swim. Suddenly, in the > reeds, a female Mallard made a big ruckus and came swimming out chasing the > Grebe. As the Grebe swam away, I noted something tan and fuzzy in its > beak. The Mallard mother came out and swam away with six duckling trailing > behind. I looked for the Grebe and it with another (perhaps young) Grebe > and beside them, floating in the water, was a dead duckliing. The adult > Grebe continued on swimming diving, and not interested in the duckling. > > I know Grebes eat insects, frogs and fish but this behaviour seems strange > to me. Do they attack other birds? > > ////// === /////// > Larry Bogan > Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia > <larry@bogan.ca> > -- James Churchill Kentville, Nova Scotia jameslchurchill@gmail.com --94eb2c07e97e9e7039053327d981 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <div dir=3D"ltr">In Birds of North America there is this: "In Cuba, Pi= ed-billed Grebe is suspected of killing several Least Grebe chicks; eventua= lly drove Least Grebe away ( Gross 1949)."<br><br>Someone else at the = Marsh reported the same thing last week, though the chick ended up in the G= rebe's throat... (not known if it was eaten or not).<br><br>James.<br><= div class=3D"gmail_extra"><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote">On Wed, May 18, 20= 16 at 9:46 PM, Larry Bogan <span dir=3D"ltr"><<a href=3D"mailto:larry@bo= gan.ca" target=3D"_blank">larry@bogan.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquo= te class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc so= lid;padding-left:1ex">It was a beautiful sunny day today in Kentville and t= here were many people walking the Miners Marsh trail.<br> On our walk around, the highlight was an excellent view of a male Baltimore= Oriole in full breeding plumage.<br> Earlier on a walk along the railbed, we encountered three Gray catbirds, fl= ying and chasing each other.<br> <br> A surprising even occurred between a family of Mallards and a Pied-billed g= rebe.=C2=A0 We=C2=A0 had been watching the Grebe dive and swim. Suddenly, i= n the reeds, a female Mallard made a big ruckus and came swimming out chasi= ng the Grebe.=C2=A0 As the Grebe swam away, I noted something tan and fuzzy= in its beak. The Mallard mother came out and swam away with six duckling t= railing behind.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I looked for the Grebe and it with another (per= haps young) Grebe and beside them, floating in the water, was a dead duckli= ing. The adult Grebe continued on swimming diving, and not interested in th= e duckling.<br> <br> I know Grebes eat insects, frogs and fish but this behaviour seems strange = to me. Do they attack other birds?<br> <br> ////// =3D=3D=3D ///////<br> <span class=3D"HOEnZb"><font color=3D"#888888">Larry Bogan<br> Brooklyn Corner, Nova Scotia<br> <larry@bogan.ca><br> </font></span></blockquote></div><br><br clear=3D"all"><div><br></div>-- <b= r><div class=3D"gmail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr">Jam= es Churchill<br>Kentville, Nova Scotia<br><a href=3D"mailto:jameslchurchill= @gmail.com" target=3D"_blank">jameslchurchill@gmail.com</a><br><br><br><br>= </div></div></div></div> </div></div> --94eb2c07e97e9e7039053327d981--
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