Phalacrocoracidae
Long-necked aquatic birds that dive to catch their prey, fish. You'll see them later perched on a log or rock spreading their wings out to dry.
Indian Cormorant
Cormorant,
Great Cormorant (♂)
Cormorant,
Double-crested Cormorant
Cormorant,
Spotted Shag
Saw the spotted shag in large numbers both at Oamaru and in Akaroa. Saw them congregate every evening on a pier in Oamaru. They would fly in before dusk and fly out just before nightfall.
Shag,Saw the spotted shag in large numbers both at Oamaru and in Akaroa. Saw them congregate every evening on a pier in Oamaru. They would fly in before dusk and fly out just before nightfall.
Great Cormorant (Breeding pair)
Cormorant,
Neotropic Cormorant
Cormorant,
Pied Shag
The Australian Pied Cormorant is also called the Pied Shag, or Karuhiruhi in Maori. This photo is from Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown.
Shag,The Australian Pied Cormorant is also called the Pied Shag, or Karuhiruhi in Maori. This photo is from Lake Wakatipu in Queenstown.
Little Cormorant
Cormorant,
