Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Great Cormorant

Great Cormorants are large-billed, blocky-headed cormorants have a white throat patch and in breeding season a white patch on the thigh.


They feed mostly on bottom-dwelling fish captured during dives. Like other cormorants their plumage has limited waterproofing, and they often stand on rocks with their wings outstretched to dry.


In the water, soggy feathers may be a bonus and not a liability, making the birds less buoyant during their dives. eBird




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