Australasian Grebe
This little fellow lives wholly on the water. You won’t see them come ashore especially during the day. They will pop under water and stay there a while if you walk past and startle them. (They are easily startled). They make flimsy nests on the water and have a few clutches of babies per season.
They can often be heard making a trill type noise at night. They carry their babies on their back and under their wings when they are first born.
Australasian Grebe
Grebe & Babies
Grebes building nest
Grebe Nest
Grebes building new nest Female flat
Adult Call
Babies Calling out to their parents for food (This may take a while to load. I will put up a smaller file soon)