Shag Phalocrocorax aristotelis

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Smaller than its cousin the Great Cormorant the Shag is a bird of rocky shorelines where it builds nests of seaweed and flotsam

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Size: 3446px × 5200px
Location: Style Island Farne Isles Northumberland UK.
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves; Agfa Awards Winner / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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