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Great Cormorant |
Sightings
Great Cormorants were first spotted by us in Oman at Qurm Natural Park, near Muscat, in December 2009.
Previously spotted by us also in Australia.
Photos
Lateral view of adult birds (click on image for larger version)
Small colony of Great Cormorants; the white-breasted and mottled birds are juveniles, adults are all-black (click on image for larger version)
Adult bird at takeoff (click on image for larger version)
Here two birds trying to gain altitude (click on image for larger version)
In the foreground juvenile birds (click on image for larger version)
Adult bird in low flight (click on image for larger version)