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Great cormorants

Phalacrocorax carbo

Photo by Dangermouse
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Description:

Large with long, thick neck. Head profile rather wedge-shaped and angular, bill strong. In flight, superficially goose-like, but told by incidence of brief glides breaking active flight.

Notes:

I watched groups of cormorants flying over in the space of 10 minutes. The four photos above show 3 different groups of birds, migrating here for the winter.

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PublishedNovember 13, 2011

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