Tuesday, September 28, 2021

Cormorants, September 28, 2021

Our World Tuesday, Wild Bird Wednesday, and My Corner of the World

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Pickwick, Tennessee, USA, September 26, 2021
Double-crested Cormorants, Nannopterum auritum, have crests like bushy eyebrows only during their breeding season. They are migratory birds who breed in the northern parts of the United States and in southern Canada.

We see them here in the southern United States when they come for their Winter vacations! They dive for fish and catch them by propelling themselves underwater with their strong legs and webbed feet. And their hooked bills help them hold on to their catch.

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7 comments:

  1. David M. Gascoigne,September 28, 2021 at 4:11 PM

    Thanks to this post, I noted that the scientific name has changed. I missed this somehow!

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  2. MarciaSeptember 29, 2021 at 10:23 AM

    We have a children's book called Ping Ping. About a duck who gets lost on the Yellow River. He does see diving birds (your cormorants ) with rings around their necks so they don't swallow the fish they catch for their owner. Always think of that book when I see these birds.

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  3. MichelleSeptember 29, 2021 at 11:52 AM

    A bird I don't usually see, but I love your photos of them.

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  4. Marie SmithSeptember 29, 2021 at 2:42 PM

    I was amazed the first time I saw cormorants in a tree. It just didn’t look right. They belong on rocks.

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  5. William KendallSeptember 29, 2021 at 9:44 PM

    Quite graceful, I think.

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  6. LindaSeptember 30, 2021 at 12:23 AM

    Neat! I've seen cormorants but I don't know what kind.

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  7. betty-NZOctober 3, 2021 at 4:43 PM

    We have them here in NZ, too, and they are fun to watch :)

    Thanks for sharing your link at My Corner of the World this week!

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