Sashimi To Go

by Jennie Breeze

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Sashimi To Go

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Jennie Breeze

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Photograph - Original Img_4936

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Clark's grebe (Aechmophorus clarkii) is a North American waterbird species in the grebe family. Until the 1980s, it was thought to be a pale morph of the western grebe, which it resembles in size, range, and behavior. Intermediates between the two species are known.
The "Clark" of its common name, honors John Henry Clark, a 19th-century American surveyor who was also a naturalist and collector. The genus name Aechmophorus comes from the Ancient Greek words "aichme", meaning spear, and "phoros", meaning someone who bears things around; it refers to the bird's long, dagger-like beak. This species nests on large inland lakes in western North America and migrates to the Pacific coast over the winter. It maintains local populations year-round in California, Nevada, and Arizona as well as in central Mexico. It feeds by diving for carp, herring, mollusks, crabs, and salamanders.
It performs the same elaborate courtship display as the western grebe.The grebes are different from other waterfowl such as swans, geese, ducks and loons, because they have lobed toes. These birds are divers who use their wings to propel themselves under water in order to get their food. Similar to loons, they are more able to swim in water than they are to walk on land. This is because their legs are farther back on their bodies than most waterfowl and it is very difficult for them to walk. The Clark's Grebe, Western Grebe, Eared Grebe and the Red-necked Grebe are found in the western regions.

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March 19th, 2018

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