Pied Cormorant

Description:

Pied Cormorants are "large black and white bird[s] with long, grey, hooked bill [s] and black legs and feet. [They have] a [yellow] eye-patch and bare throat skin, with a blue eye-ring and the eye is green. Its black back is glossed green, and its underparts are all white, except for black stripes on the thighs." (Birdlife Australia - http://birdlife.org.au/bird-profile/Pied... )

Habitat:

Taking off from Lake Argyle, East Kimberley. Lake Argyle "[and Lake] Kununurra Ramsar Site comprises an extensive system of artificial freshwater reservoirs, with their associated permanent wetlands, formed by damming the Ord River in the eastern part of the Kimberley Region of northern Western Australia. The reservoirs include Lake Argyle and Lake Kununurra. There are numerous endemic plants and a rich fauna. The 1,500 km2 (580 sq mi) site was designated a wetland of international importance under the Ramsar Convention on 7 June 1990, making it Ramsar Site 478." (Wiki - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lakes_Argy... )

Notes:

These pics were taken while kayaking on Lake Argyle.