An adult Great Cormorant rests on a mooring post in Scarborough Harbour. These diving birds spends much time sunning and warming themselves

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An adult Great Cormorant rests on a mooring post in Scarborough Harbour. These diving birds spends much time sunning and warming themselves between hunting forays in the chill waters

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Size: 4133px × 6200px
Location: Scarborough, UK
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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