Male Brandt's Cormorant Skypointing Courtship Display, #40138

Male Brandt's Cormorant courtship display with head pointing skyward and wings partially spread. Note the blue throat, a type of breeding plumage. Only males skypoint. La Jolla, California, USA, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, natural history stock photograph, photo id 40138
Male Brandt's Cormorant courtship display with head pointing skyward and wings partially spread. Note the blue throat, a type of breeding plumage. Only males skypoint. La Jolla, California, USA

Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40138
Format: Digital 3:4
Keywords: bird, brandts cormorant, california, flight, la jolla, phalacrocorax penicillatus, san diego, usa
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