These are fairly small birds. Getting photographs is always a challenge with them. They can be very shy.

Grebes are diving birds, hunting underwater, and have this annoying way of diving under with no tell tale signs at all.

Here the bird is in the winter colors, no ring around the bill at all.

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Little Pied-billed Grebe – click to enlarge

Little Pied-billed Grebe – click to enlarge

Little Pied-billed Grebe – click to enlarge

Little Pied-billed Grebe – click to enlarge

Little Pied-billed Grebe – click to enlarge