Cormorant Working on Nest
by Dawn Currie
Title
Cormorant Working on Nest
Artist
Dawn Currie
Medium
Photograph - Digital
Description
Photographic artwork by Dawn Currie - Close-up of a Double-crested Cormorant working to reinforce the nest the wild bird rookery above the gator breading swamp at Gatorland (Orlando Florida).
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From a distance, Double-crested Cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) are dark birds with snaky necks, but up-close they're quite colorful with orange-yellow skin on their face and throat, striking aquamarine eyes that sparkle like jewels, and a mouth that is bright blue on the inside. The double-crest of the Double-crested Cormorant is only visible on adults during breeding season.
Double-crested Cormorant nests often are exposed to direct sun. Adults shade the chicks and also bring them water, pouring it from their mouths into those of the chicks.
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April 28th, 2016
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Christopher James
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Nina Silver
Where I live, these birds are a real nuisance, destroying much of the treed shorelines. However, this is a great shot! Congrats on graduating to above 500 views.
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