Double Crested Cormorant Photos

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Double Crested Cormorant Photos

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Latitude: 32° 51' 0.46" N, Longitude: 117° 16' 12.96" W, Coord: 32.850128°, -117.27027°
Filed under: Photo of the Day on 4/10/2006

These double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) were photographed on the La Jolla cliffs.

The double-crested cormorant ranges from Alaska to Nova Scotia south into Mexico — most of North America — wintering on both coasts. It swims underwater quite well, diving for fish and invertebrates up to 100′ deep (personal observation). However, since it does not have well-developed oil glands and is not waterproofed, it will often hold its wings aloft to dry them following a session of diving.

Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts., Phalacrocorax auritus, Copyright Phillip Colla, image #15784, all rights reserved worldwide.

Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts. La Jolla, California, USA.
Image: 15784
Species: Phalacrocorax auritus


Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion. La Jolla, California, USA. Image: 15280 Species: Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. La Jolla, California, USA. Image: 15071 Species: Phalacrocorax auritus	Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego. La Jolla, California, USA. Image: 15090 Species: Phalacrocorax auritus