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The Three Stooges ... Double-Crested Cormorants ... 7-26-11
Before I give you the information on these birds I want you to know I laughed most of the day about them. They are quite comical! The one with it's wings spread had just pooped and I swear it looks like the other two were just cracking up about it!!! The color of the eyes on the right side are the actual color and the info will tell you about them!!!
I have NEVER seen these birds before and I had to look them up to find out what they were!! They are quite interesting...like they nest in trees...yeah, with webbed feet mind you!!!
Now again before I give you the info on these darling creatures...I will be off of Flickr again for a week or two. John is having health issues again and will be going in for a heart catherization and from there we will know more. That is Aug. 8th. His diabetes is becoming out of control and the doctor said he is teetering on having to take insulin shots. This week he has seen 4 different doctors so I am sorry I have not had time to comment on anyone's photos. It's just been running for a week.
This day we stopped and went for a walk on The Chattahoochee River Walk, and I spotted these guys and girls. They certainly lifted our spirits that day!
Double-Crested Cormorant
It is an excellent diver. It makes long dives where it will chase and capture its prey in its expandable throat pouch. Smaller fish are swallowed under the water but when the cormorant surfaces with a larger fish, it will flip it, and swallow the fish head first!
In flight, it has a distinctive kinked neck and has long, pointed wings. Groups of Double Crested Cormorants are often found cooperating and fishing with White Pelicans.
They are social birds and hang out in groups. You will see them with their wings spread, drying their feathers in the sun. Cormorants don't have well developed oil glands like other birds which would keep their feathers waterproofed. On the plus side, this lack of oil glands actually helps them in underwater swimming.
Note the green sheen, the bright turquoise eyes, and the grayish beak on this breeding adult.
You can see the white on the breast and the bare yellow-ish pouch on this immature cormorant.
The Three Stooges ... Double-Crested Cormorants ... 7-26-11
Before I give you the information on these birds I want you to know I laughed most of the day about them. They are quite comical! The one with it's wings spread had just pooped and I swear it looks like the other two were just cracking up about it!!! The color of the eyes on the right side are the actual color and the info will tell you about them!!!
I have NEVER seen these birds before and I had to look them up to find out what they were!! They are quite interesting...like they nest in trees...yeah, with webbed feet mind you!!!
Now again before I give you the info on these darling creatures...I will be off of Flickr again for a week or two. John is having health issues again and will be going in for a heart catherization and from there we will know more. That is Aug. 8th. His diabetes is becoming out of control and the doctor said he is teetering on having to take insulin shots. This week he has seen 4 different doctors so I am sorry I have not had time to comment on anyone's photos. It's just been running for a week.
This day we stopped and went for a walk on The Chattahoochee River Walk, and I spotted these guys and girls. They certainly lifted our spirits that day!
Double-Crested Cormorant
It is an excellent diver. It makes long dives where it will chase and capture its prey in its expandable throat pouch. Smaller fish are swallowed under the water but when the cormorant surfaces with a larger fish, it will flip it, and swallow the fish head first!
In flight, it has a distinctive kinked neck and has long, pointed wings. Groups of Double Crested Cormorants are often found cooperating and fishing with White Pelicans.
They are social birds and hang out in groups. You will see them with their wings spread, drying their feathers in the sun. Cormorants don't have well developed oil glands like other birds which would keep their feathers waterproofed. On the plus side, this lack of oil glands actually helps them in underwater swimming.
Note the green sheen, the bright turquoise eyes, and the grayish beak on this breeding adult.
You can see the white on the breast and the bare yellow-ish pouch on this immature cormorant.