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Jun 21, 2007 00:58 |  #1

Caught this fella today drying himself off at a local park. Anyone know the species?


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Jun 21, 2007 01:25 |  #2

He's a cute little fella, looks like a little pied cormorant.


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Jun 21, 2007 03:28 |  #3

awww he is cute looking, would he be a young bird?


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Jun 21, 2007 04:06 as a reply to  @ witchy's post |  #4

I'm not up to speed with birds from your part of the world, but he definitely looks like some type of cormorant.


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Jun 21, 2007 17:55 |  #5

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I'm not up to speed with birds from your part of the world, but he definitely looks like some type of cormorant.

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Jun 21, 2007 21:23 |  #6

Nice captures there... Gotta love those birds from the UNDER...


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Jun 21, 2007 21:26 |  #7
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1st pic made me smile.. very cute.. thanks for sharing...

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Jun 21, 2007 21:34 |  #8

Very nice shots.
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