great crested grebe

noun

1. a large Old World grebe, Podiceps cristatus, having black, earlike tufts of feathers projecting backward from the top of the head.

great crested grebe

noun

1. a European grebe, Podiceps cristatus, having blackish ear tufts and, in the breeding season, a dark brown frill around the head

Example Sentences

This little great crested grebe was posing for me through all the time that Sun was setting.

From BBC

He said: "She was a very experienced and brave lady. The whole lake was covered in ice and great crested grebes are very feisty and notoriously accurate with their stiletto-like beaks."

From BBC

Breeding birds including the great crested grebe and reed warbler have been disturbed by "people partying, drinking and having fires on the fishing platforms" at Weston Turville Reservoir, Buckinghamshire, the trust said.

From BBC

It came to light on Monday when a wildlife photographer tweeted images of "youths deliberately ramming" a great crested grebe nest last month.

From BBC

I distinctly remember him showing me great crested grebes, coots and moorhens; birds that stir and linger in my memory to this day.

From The Guardian