Male Brandt's Cormorant courtship display with head pointing skyward and wings partially spread. Note the blue throat, a type of breeding plumage. Only males skypoint.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40153
Lat/Long: 32.85025, -117.27223 (Coordinates: 32° 51' 0.90" N, 117° 16' 20.04" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40153
Lat/Long: 32.85025, -117.27223 (Coordinates: 32° 51' 0.90" N, 117° 16' 20.04" W)
Format: Digital 2:3
Keywords: bird, brandts cormorant, california, flight, la jolla, phalacrocorax penicillatus, san diego, usa
Categories:
- Animal > Bird > Cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae) > Brandt's cormorant
- Animal > Bird > Seabird
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