The red-necked grebe has a bit of a split personality—in fact, it only lives up to its name about half the year. Its feathers are not red but brambly brown and gray throughout the winter, when it lives a low-key, quiet life in salt water along North American and European coasts. But just before it migrates to a northerly lake, pond, or swamp for breeding season, the plumage around the grebe"s throat turns a distinctive rust-red. Both males and females undergo the plumage change.
Red-necked grebes during breeding season
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Burns Night
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Norway s Kjeragbolten boulder
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The globe skimmers return
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South Beach in Miami Beach, Florida
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National Take a Hike Day
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Fannette Island, Lake Tahoe
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Surf s always up in Paia
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Italy s submerged village
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Petroglyphs near Fruita in Capitol Reef National Park, Utah
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Through an artist s eyes
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Alaska moose
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Tassili n’Ajjer, Sahara, Algeria
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World Rivers Day
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Diwali
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Daylight saving time begins
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Pacific Park, Santa Monica State Beach, California
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Füzér Castle in the Zemplén Mountains, Hungary
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Old Rock Day
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Lower Antelope Canyon, Arizona
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Aw shucks, it’s oyster season in Galway
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World Photography Day
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Toledo, Spain
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Road-trip worthy attraction in the heartland
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International Sloth Day
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Whangārei Falls in New Zealand
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Yungang Grottoes, Shanxi, China