Cormorant calamity
Dozens of double-crested cormorants rush to take flight in Colorado. (© Tony’s Takes)

Holy cow! What an insane scene this was!

Yesterday my buddy noticed a huge, black mass along the shore of a local pond. As we approached, we realize it is 100+ cormorants, all huddled together. I have never seen so many in a single spot before.

They soon realized they were being watched and when one took flight, and in a flurry of flapping wings and splashing water, they all took flight. What you see here is maybe a quarter of the number of the birds that were in this spot.

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