Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating. La Jolla, California, USA, Phalacrocorax auritus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 36879
Double-crested cormorant nuptial crests, tufts of feathers on each side of the head, plumage associated with courtship and mating. La Jolla, California, USA

Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36879
Format: Digital 3:2
Keywords: animal, animalia, auritus, aves, bird, california, chordata, cormorant, courtship, creature, double crested cormorant, double crested cormorant, la jolla, mating, nature, nuptial crest, pelecaniformes, phalacrocoracidae, phalacrocorax, phalacrocorax auritus, phalicrocoracidae, plumage, san diego, seabird, tuft, usa, vertebrata, vertebrate, wildlife
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