Our Readers Share: Steve Watson – Bird Unexpected

Steve Watson writes, “On my morning walk about, I spotted this big fellow up in the trees on Cravath Lake.”

From Hillside Cemetery. It’s not uncommon for this species to rest with their wings spread.
From Cravath Lakefront Park (Photos courtesy of Steve Watson)

After some detective work (Elementary my dear Watson), I discovered that it is a cormorant, a new and unexpected sighting at Cravath Lake.  

Copied from Oceanwide Expeditions:
Cormorants are expert divers. Some dive as deep as 45 metres (150 feet). They speed along underwater via their webbed feet, using their wings as rudders. Some colonies of cormorants have been observed herding fish for more efficient hunting.

Our thanks to Steve Watson for yet another interesting photo from his morning walks.

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