RED-NECKED GREBE WITH CHICKS ON BACK, HUMBER BAY PARK EAST, TORONTO, ON

   In the first photo you can see two chicks on the mother's back with the third chick following right behind.  Chicks riding on their mother's back is common in Red-necked Grebes and other Grebes.  The chicks do this to rest and to be safer from predators, such as turtles, fish, etc.

   In the second photo, the third chick has joined the other two on the back.  Also the male looks like it is just about to catch a fish.  In the third and fourth photos you can just make out that the male has caught a fish.