Wednesday, September 30, 2015

Wild Bird Wednesday: Little Pied Cormorant

These images were taken a few years ago down at Cleveland Point and somehow never edited or shared.

The Little Pied Cormorant is one of the most common of Australia's waterbirds, occurring on water bodies of almost any size. It is entirely black above and white below. The face is dusky and, in adult birds, the white of the underside extends to above the eye. Immature birds resemble the adults except there is no white above the eye.








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15 comments:

EG CameraGirl said...

I like their colouring! Little Pied Cormorants are quite different from the Common Cormorants we see on the shores of Lake Ontario.

Silver Parrot said...

Such a cute bird...and very different from our Double-crested Cormorants here in Southern California.

Rohrerbot said...

What a beautiful cormorant....they are so many different species of them and each are unique. Love this little one.

Brian King said...

A very beautiful bird!

Unknown said...

What a sweet little one, Liz, and you know, I think he is posing just for you!!

Have a wonderful week, sweet friend. xo.

Pauline said...

Lovely little birds and you caught him in the perfect setting. Love how the light is sitting on him and the tree.

Margaret Birding For Pleasure said...

I love the B & W of his plumage

Marco Luijken said...

Hello Liz,
Very great pictures.
Wonderful with the clear blue colors of the water.

Many greetings,
Marco

dieter michalek said...

so wonderful pictures of this beautiful nature.
best wishes
dieter

Bas. said...

Wat ziet het er mooi uit .het lijkt mij daar heel goed toeven.

Anonymous said...

these cormorants are beautiful!

Stewart M said...

Nice birds - common, but still good looking.

Cheers - Stewart M - Melbourne

Michael S-B said...

I love the detail you put into your blogs, with the information you give and the time you take finding the right shots. I enjoy our days out, and especially when we find birds to watch. xoxo

eileeninmd said...

Hello, your Pied Cormorant is so pretty. Great shots. I am sorry I am so late commenting, I've been away. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post! Have a happy weekend!

TexWisGirl said...

such a cutie!

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