Cormorants leaving a communal roost where they overnight and fly back to during daylight hours to dry their plumage.

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Size: 4505px × 3211px
Location: Warrington Cheshire England UK
Photo credit: © Simon rowlands / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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