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Double-crested Cormorant

Phalacrocorax auritus

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Description:

These 2 birds were just sitting there. They are wild, yet they let us touch them. The black one is the younger of the 2.

Habitat:

Wetlands. Florida everglades.

Notes:

They were very used to humans. They let us touch them!

1 Species ID Suggestions

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Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago
Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritus


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3 Comments

Fallyn Leigh Schwartz
Fallyn Leigh Schwartz 11 years ago

Oh! Thanks for the info!

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KarenL
KarenL 11 years ago

I agree with Anne Marie, Anhingas have much slenderer bills.

Anne Marie McCaffrey
Anne Marie McCaffrey 11 years ago

They are cormorants. One is perhaps a juvenile?

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Fallyn Leigh Schwartz
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Fallyn Leigh Schwartz

Florida, USA

Spotted on May 11, 2012
Submitted on May 12, 2012

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