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Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego, Phalacrocorax auritus
Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego, Phalacrocorax auritus
Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant, raised head and open mouth, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant portrait, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant portrait, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), mating plumage, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs. Sunrise with pink skies
La Jolla Cliffs overlook the ocean with thousands of cormorants, pelicans and gulls resting and preening on the sandstone cliffs
Cormorants resting on sea cliffs above sea caves, the famous La Jolla sea caves lie below tall cliffs at Goldfish Point. Sunny Jim Cave. Sunrise
Brandt's Cormorant portrait, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant portrait, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Point La Jolla at dawn. Pelicans, cormorants, sea birds, waves and sea cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Point La Jolla at dawn. Pelicans, cormorants, sea birds, waves and sea cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Brandt's Cormorant in Flight, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Seabirds gather in enormous numbers to feed on bait ball. Mixed species include brown pelican, black-vented shearwater, various gulls and Brandt's cormorants, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla, California
Seabirds gather in enormous numbers to feed on bait ball. Mixed species include brown pelican, black-vented shearwater, various gulls and Brandt's cormorants, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Mated pair of Brandt's Cormorants tend to the nest they have built on sea cliffs. Note the colors they assume during mating season: striking blue gular pouch (throat) along with some blue-green iridescence in their plumage, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and white pin-feathers, La Jolla. Skypointing is an interesting courtship behavior that many birds practice. Among Brandt's Cormorants the male performs this, likely as a way of attracting a mate to the nest he has built by showing off his striking blue throat. He tips his head backward showing off his striking blue throat, and partially raises his wings. Seen here on seacliffs above the ocean, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Brandt's Cormorant carrying nesting material to its nest, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant portrait in afternoon sun with ocean whitewash in the background, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
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