Great Crested Grebe
Podiceps cristatus
Lake Purrumbete, W Vic IMG_3308 20181217
Notes: Large, slender. Long straight bill. Breeding adult
has black double-crest, black-tipped
chestnut frills on cheeks. Non-breeding
& immature face white without crest or frills.
On large fresh-water
lakes, never on land.
Range from Morcombe©(modified)
Walka Waterworks, Newcastle, CE NSW IMG_0018 20170220
Postmans Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_1752 20220213
Lake Purrumbete, W Vic IMG_3301 20181217 - black double-crest & black-tipped chestnut frills on cheeks.
Western Treatment Plant, Werribee, SC Vic IMG_7675 20241201 - non-breeding plumage. CLICK for a stretch.
Joondalup Lake, SW WA IMG_8813 20190206
Postmans Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_1520 20220212
Lake Barrine, Crater Lakes NP, FN Qld IMG_0684 20190810
Postmans Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld MVI_3772 20190705
Postmans Track, Lake Samsonvale, SE Qld IMG_1498 20220312
Braeside Park, Melbourne, S Vic IMG_3281+2+3 20240102