Double-Crested Cormorants Go To War :: Photo Of The Day and Natural History Commentary

12/11/2007

Double-Crested Cormorants Go To War

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These two juvenile double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) are fighting by clicking their beaks against each another. A tempest in a teapot.

Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks., Phalacrocorax auritus,  Copyright Phillip Colla, image #19932, all rights reserved worldwide.
Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks. La Jolla, California, USA.
Image: 19932  
Species: Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
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