BY THE WATER
The Double-Crested Cormorant is the most distributed cormorant in North America. They can be found inland by lakes, ponds, rivers, and bays. I saw this one in late summer at a local duck pond.
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A WATER BIRD
Here is a Double-Crested Cormorant I saw in a pond near my home, on two different days. The Mallards are trying to sleep. DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
PREENING
When a bird preens, that means they are using their bill to clean and arrange their feathers. Their wings will be spread out while they draw individual feathers through their beak, realigning and re-interlocking the barb part of the feather. Here is a preening Double-Crested Cormorant.
A CORMORANT
I saw this Double-Crested Cormorant standing on a rock in a pond. They are an inland species of cormorant, the double crest of these birds are rarely seen. Read about them here: DOUBLE-CRESTED CORMORANT
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