Spotted Shag (Phalacrocorax punctatus)

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 10, 2009

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MargaretK PERTH, Australia Aug 10, 2009

Nice bird, Boots

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 11, 2009

Thanks Margaret. I hope I see it again when I am next there.

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jmp24 Medford, NJ Aug 27, 2009

must be in the cormorant family?

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pelletory Marlton, NJ Aug 27, 2009

That is a beauty boot!

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MargaretK PERTH, Australia Aug 27, 2009

jmp, Cormorants are called "Shags" in Australia and I presume, in New Zealand as well.

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jmp24 Medford, NJ Aug 28, 2009

Ah, well, that explains it! The ones we have here are all black, or at least look that way from a distance. I love when they just sit in the sun with their wings spread.

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bootandall Blenheim, New Zealand Aug 28, 2009

Thanks pell.

jmp I love to see them drying there wings too, and Margaret is right, they are called shags here. boot

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