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Phalacrocorax auritus
Double-crested Cormorants are large waterbirds with small heads on long, kinked necks. They have thin, strongly hooked bills, roughly the length of the head. Their heavy bodies sit low in the water. Adults are brown-black with a small patch of yellow-orange skin on the face. Immatures are browner overall, palest on the neck and breast. In the breeding season, adults develop a small double crest of stringy black or white feathers.
A small pond beside Mud Lake on Hwy. 27, LA heading toward the Coast of the Gulf of Mexico.
Not a well focused photo, but these 5 plus 2 more were all preening on the posts.
Spotted on Sep 26, 2012
Submitted on Oct 4, 2012
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Love how they form a line. Nice pic.