When I first saw this bird, and a couple others like it, I wasn’t sure exactly what it was. I have taken many pics of Double-crested Cormorants but had never seen a juvenile. It’s gray coloring, vice the black on an adult, threw me for a bit of a loop until I looked it up and figured out exactly what it was.

I like this image too because it does a nice job showing the Cormorant’s webbed feet which are amazingly dexterous, something you would not expect. Taken at Jackson Lake State Park, Colorado.

A juvenile Double-crested Cormorant looks toward the sun. (© Tony’s Takes)
A juvenile Double-crested Cormorant looks toward the sun. (© Tony’s Takes)

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