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Phalacrocorax aristotelis
Is a type of cormorant, 68–78 cm long and with a 95–110 cm wingspan. It has a longish tail and yellow throat-patch. Adults have a small crest in the breeding season. According to that, this individual was probably not yet breeding-mode because if you look at the last picture of a breeding pair made in Sunburgh Head (another part of Shetlands) in those you can really notice the crest in their heads (is really funny, in fact).
Rocky shores of western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa. This one was in Unst, Shetland I.
7 Comments
Photo No. 1: is a beautiful photo....
lovely green eyes.
Thanks hornsbymj: imagine with the pony tail up the head like the couple in the last pic! :-)
Great photos. Quite a funny looking bird...
Thanks for the nice comments :-)
Fantastic spotting Marta! Absolutely gorgeous!
Beautiful bird :-)