Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing Courtship Display, #36801

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, natural history stock photograph, photo id 36801
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.

This image is featured in: Brandt's Cormorants (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) Courtship and Nesting on Seacliffs in La Jolla, California, Natural History Photography - Best Photos of 2021

Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Image ID: 36801
Format: Digital 1.2:1
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