Scratch and preen...
This Double-crested Cormorant was drying out it's wings at Oceanside Harbor when I started to shoot it. At one point, as it preened, it dropped it's head in front of its body and it looked like a headless bird for a moment. For this image its moved its head and bill around to its back to preen those neck feathers.
I think this bird is in breeding plumage as it had those small tufts on both sides of its head.
Taken 13 February 2018 at Oceanside Harbor, California.
Scratch and preen...
This Double-crested Cormorant was drying out it's wings at Oceanside Harbor when I started to shoot it. At one point, as it preened, it dropped it's head in front of its body and it looked like a headless bird for a moment. For this image its moved its head and bill around to its back to preen those neck feathers.
I think this bird is in breeding plumage as it had those small tufts on both sides of its head.
Taken 13 February 2018 at Oceanside Harbor, California.