European Shag drying wings
This image shows a European Shag in the classic wing-drying stance necessary after being in the water searching for fish (mostly thought to be due to ineffective preen glands). This species can dive to depths of over 60 metres (200 feet). The plumage has a beautiful iridescence in the right light. This individual was seen at Arnarstapi, a small town on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the Vesturland region of Iceland.
European Shag drying wings
This image shows a European Shag in the classic wing-drying stance necessary after being in the water searching for fish (mostly thought to be due to ineffective preen glands). This species can dive to depths of over 60 metres (200 feet). The plumage has a beautiful iridescence in the right light. This individual was seen at Arnarstapi, a small town on the Snæfellsnes peninsula in the Vesturland region of Iceland.