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California brown pelican in flight, spreading wings wide to slow in anticipation of landing on seacliffs. Note the classic winter breeding plumage, with bright red throat, yellow and white head and neck, and brown hind neck. Other pelicans and cormorants at the periphery of the image hint at how crowded the cliff is with other birds, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus, La Jolla
Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating, Phalacrocorax auritus, 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
Brandts Cormorant and chick on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Point La Jolla at dawn. Pelicans, cormorants, sea birds, waves and sea cliffs, Pelecanus occidentalis, Pelecanus occidentalis californicus
Brandt's Cormorant carrying surf grass nesting material, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant Flying in La Jolla, lit by early morning sun, non-breeding plumage, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Brandt's Cormorant in Flight Non-Breeding Adult, flying over the Pacific Ocean in La Jolla
Brandt's Cormorant Flying in La Jolla, lit by early morning sun, non-breeding plumage, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
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 faint blue-green iridescence in their plumage, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, 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
Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Brandts Cormorant and chick on the nest, nesting material composed of kelp and sea weed, La Jolla, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Brandt's Cormorant in Flight, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Brandts Cormorant portrait in shade, over the ocean, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Cormorants and sea lions on Seal Rock, at night, waves lit by full moon, Laguna Beach, California
Brandt's cormorant cormorant in flight, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
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, breeding plumage showing tufts, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California
Brandt's cormorant cormorant in flight, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Cormorants rest on sandstone seacliffs above the ocean. Likely Brandts and double-crested cormorants, Phalacrocorax, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant carrying surf grass nesting material, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant Flying in La Jolla, lit by early morning sun, non-breeding plumage, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Brandt's Cormorant Spreading Wings to Land on sea cliffs overlooking the Pacific Ocean, La Jolla, California
Brandt's Cormorant In Flight Carrying Nesting Material in its Beak, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California
Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing, Courtship Display, Breeding Plumage with blue throat and a few 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
Double-crested cormorant in breeding plumage showing crest feathers on head. La Jolla, California, USA, Phalacrocorax auritus
Double-crested cormorant feather detail, La Jolla, California, USA, Phalacrocorax auritus
Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla, California, USA, Phalacrocorax auritus
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