Look closely. This is mom and two babies their heads just barely poking up over her wing. I was here when the first one hatched. Cindy and I watched the first swim and the dad protecting them both. Then the next morning we drove back to the Palmer Hay Flats and found the second baby Red-necked Grebe had hatched. Never saw number two leave the safety of mom’s feather bed. There was still a third egg but we did not get back to the nest. I love the zebra colors of the new hatchlings. Not sure how long that coloration lasts. This was the third time I had seen a Red-necked Grebe and it was really neat.
