Imperial shag or blue-eyed shag, in tussock grass. The Imperial Shag is about 30" long and 4-8 lbs, with males averaging larger than females. It can dive as deep as 80' while foraging for small benthic fish, crustaceans, polychaetes, gastropods and octopuses. New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom
Stock Photo: 23761 Species: Imperial shag, Phalacrocorax atriceps, Leucocarbo atriceps Location: New Island, Falkland Islands, United Kingdom Format: Digital 2:3 Copyright © Phillip Colla, all rights reserved worldwide. Purchase a print of this image Request a review copy of this image Keywords: animal, animalia, atlantic, atriceps, aves, bird, blue-eyed shag, chordata, cormorant, falkland islands, falklands, imperial shag, island, islas malvinas, leucocarbo, leucocarbo atriceps, malvinas, new island, oceans, outdoors, outside, pelecaniformes, phalacrocoracidae, phalacrocorax atriceps, south atlantic, southern ocean, united kingdom, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife |