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Brandt's cormorant        Images © Mark A. Chappell

A breeding-plumage Brandt's cormorant shows filmy white plumes that appear only in late winter and spring, along with a bright blue throat pouch.   Most of these pictures were taken at the 'Caves', on the coast in La Jolla, California.  The breeding colony is on a rock just offshore of Pacific Grove, California.

  • Canon 10D or 1D4; 500 mm f4 IS lens plus 2X converter or 800 mm IS lens; fill-in flash (2004, 2005, 2013)