Brandt's cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) sitting on the rocks of the Farallon islands as huge waves crash into the shore below them.

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Size: 5520px × 3684px
Location: Farallon islands, California
Photo credit: © Anton Sorokin / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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