Little Pied Cormorant aka Little Shag (Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia)


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Francis247

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Was at Cottesloe Beach yesterday afternoon doing some exploring, saw some birds on the overhanging cliff near the beach. Took some shot using my 18-200mm @ 200mm, a pity I do not have a much longer lens.

The Little Pied Cormorant, Little Shag or Kawaupaka (Microcarbo melanoleucos) is a common Australasian waterbird, found around the coasts, islands, estuaries, and inland waters of Australia, New Guinea, New Zealand, Malaysia, and Indonesia, and around the islands of the south-western Pacific and the sub-Antarctic. It is a small short-billed cormorant usually black above and white below with a yellow bill and small crest, although a mostly black white-throated form predominates in New Zealand.

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I like both pictures, although I think for the 2nd picture you could get rid of the top third as it's a bit distracting.

Cheers,
Nick
 

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