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Cape Cormorant (flock)

Phalacrocorax capensis

Description:

Glossy black plumage, short tail and long neck cormorant. Adults have yellow-orange throat patch.

Habitat:

Rocky coastal waters.

Notes:

A southern-right whale was making its appearance, when a large group of cormorant took off.

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Overstrand Local Municipality, Western Cape, South Africa

Spotted on Oct 20, 2008
Submitted on Apr 17, 2012

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