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Phalacrocorax auritis
This spotting is about a young Double-crested Cormorant who has just finished fishing It chose a dead tree trunk as a good spot for drying off, cleared water from its feathers by vigorous shaking then spread its wings wide to dry in the air.
Green Cay Wetlands Preservation Area.
When I took this series (and as I worked on this posting) I kept thinking this was an Anhinga. Both Cormorants and Anhingas dry their wings by spreading them and holding them out. I know Anhingas lack oil glands and that is why they air dry; I'm not sure about cormorants.
Spotted on Feb 5, 2013
Submitted on May 10, 2013
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Beautiful series!