Esther's photos with the keyword: cormorant

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The tufts of feathers on his head indicate that he is in breeding plumage. AIMG 5128

"Double-crested Cormorants are colonial waterbirds that seek aquatic bodies big enough to support their mostly fish diet. However, they may roost and form breeding colonies on smaller lagoons or ponds, and then fly up to 40 miles to a feeding area. In addition to fishing waters, cormorants need perching areas for the considerable amount of time they spend resting each day. After fishing, cormorants retire to high, airy perches to dry off and digest their meals—rocks, wires, tops of dead trees, ship masts. They tend to form breeding colonies in clusters of trees in or near water. After a while, masses of cormorant guano may kill these trees and the trees may topple, at which point the cormorants may switch to nesting on the ground." www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/lifehistory AIMG 4097

"Double-crested Cormorants are colonial waterbirds that seek aquatic bodies big enough to support their mostly fish diet. However, they may roost and form breeding colonies on smaller lagoons or ponds, and then fly up to 40 miles to a feeding area. In addition to fishing waters, cormorants need perching areas for the considerable amount of time they spend resting each day. After fishing, cormorants retire to high, airy perches to dry off and digest their meals—rocks, wires, tops of dead trees, ship masts. They tend to form breeding colonies in clusters of trees in or near water. After a while, masses of cormorant guano may kill these trees and the trees may topple, at which point the cormorants may switch to nesting on the ground." www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/lifehistory AIMG 4102

Double crested cormorant along the Charles River in Watertown, Massachusetts AIMG 4018

Adult Great Cormorant AIMG 3127

Juvenile great cormorant AIMG 3142

Juvenile Great Cormorant AIMG 3130

Neotropic cormorant AxMG_2307

White necked cormorant sunning himself in Ngorongoro Crater, Tanzania ODT: Backside AAfrica.4 2006 042