Adult showing breeding plumes. Dark-crested type. Most West Coast birds (P. a. albociliatus) have white crests as their name implies; but dark-crested birds such as this are not uncommon.
Olympus D-550z / Nikon FieldScope 3 / Hand-held (no adapter)
Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus) 18 February 2006 - Lake Merritt, Oakland California. Photo © 2006 Joseph Morlan
Adult showing breeding plumes. Dark-crested type. Most West Coast birds (P. a. albociliatus) have white crests as their name implies; but dark-crested birds such as this are not uncommon. Olympus D-550z / Nikon FieldScope 3 / Hand-held (no adapter) |