Look what followed my ducks home!

[TinyChickenLady]

I have no idea what it is but it sure is cute

I would definately call a Game Warden for help with identification and if it's legally possible, adopt that little guy!
He looks so friendly...

 

[AquaEyes]

Look at the feet. Are they webbed like a duck's, or are they lobed, like the pic below?

Grebes are known for their lobed toes that function similarly to the webbed feet of ducks, but represent a different evolutionary answer to the same problem of propulsion in the water. If your bird has feet like the pic, it's a species of grebe.

 

[mhwc56]

definitely looks like a Grebe

 

[artsyrobin]

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Hi! have you checked the okie thread??



ok, contacted wildlife rescue, looks like a grebe, but what i can't figure is we are in a drought, so there aren
't any ponds or creeks currently- other than the kiddie pool for the ducks- but there he was following them around

 

[AquaEyes]

Quote:
Hi! have you checked the okie thread??



ok, contacted wildlife rescue, looks like a grebe, but what i can't figure is we are in a drought, so there aren
't any ponds or creeks currently- other than the kiddie pool for the ducks- but there he was following them around

Perhaps it got lost when following its parents along the migration route, if it's less than a year old. Then it just looked for "something" that reminded it of mom and dad.

 

[desertdarlene]

Yep, a grebe. Are the wildlife people coming to get it or do you think it can fly off on it's own?

 

[Magic Birdie]

It looks like a juvenile... try looking it up on www.whatbird.com

 

[chickensioux]

It looks like a Pied bill Grebe.

 

[mythkat]

I nursed one back to health that had been blown into a brick wall. I fed him feeder goldfish in a shallow bowl of water. He would lay on his towel with his feet kicked out behind him. Looked like a popsicle.

 

[D'Angelo N Va.]

Never heard of it. What are the odds?