A Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, spreads its wings against sunshine to dry them after swimming in a river. A cormoran's feathers are
A Double-crested Cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, spreads its wings against sunshine to dry them after swimming in a river. A cormoran's feathers are not waterproof so it must dry them out every time after it has been in water.
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Location: New Hampshire, USA
Photo credit: © Art Phaneuf / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
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