Feeding time

Both parents oversee feeding time and while there is only one chick at present both take turns feeding it in each session.

 

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax varius

Maori name: Karuhiruhi

Common name: Pied Shag or Pied Cormorant

 

Native to New Zealand. Breeds here and elsewhere, and is found here year-round close to the coasts.

North Canterbury, NZ

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