Cormorants in Wakodahatchee

The double breasted cormorant is fairly common in SE Florida and they have been nesting in Wakodahatchee. The first image is a portrait of the bird (which is only about two-feet long). It has the typical hooked bill and orange throat, but I have no idea if it is a male or female since they look a like. These guys like the area around Wakoda since there is plenty of water in which can be found the fish they like to dive for.

The second image is of an adult on the nest. Look to the bottom right and you can spy a young juvenile in the nest. There are usually only a few chicks in any one nest. In another month or so, the chick will fly the coop. The adults spread their wings out to dry the feathers (and they look like anhingas doing the same thing). Click on the image to get a larger version.

Taken with the Canon 300L IS f/4 + Canon 1.4x teleconverter.

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