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Double-crested Cormorant
Phalacrocorax auritis
26.4615, -80.0728
Field Notes
Description:
This spotting is about a young Double-crested Cormorant who has just finished fishing It chose a dead tree trunk as a good spot for drying off, cleared water from its feathers by vigorous shaking then spread its wings wide to dry in the air.
Habitat:
Green Cay Wetlands Preservation Area.
Notes:
When I took this series (and as I worked on this posting) I kept thinking this was an Anhinga. Both Cormorants and Anhingas dry their wings by spreading them and holding them out. I know Anhingas lack oil glands and that is why they air dry; I'm not sure about cormorants.
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