But in August, Sage became an object of curiosity for young birds that had recently fledged. They nipped at his mask and fins and at their own reflections in his camera housing, creating slight motion ...
A couple of other river-linked species that can be confusing are the anhinga and cormorants. Both are dark-colored water birds that dive for fish in Florida, but they have several differences that ...
To add to the confusion, the great blue can have a white phase too. A couple of other river-linked species that can be confusing are the anhinga and cormorants. Both are dark-colored water birds that ...
Off the coast of Cape Town, South Africa, the sudden abandonment of more than 1,700 Cape cormorant chicks ... it was thought the birds might have temporarily gone to sea to escape the mid-summer ...
but now had witnessed up to 30 of the birds on the river when young salmon - known as smolts - were migrating back to the sea. "These days, we've got goosanders and cormorants on the river ...
The migration inland has also affected the birds’ diet. A adult cormorant needs around 300g (10oz) of sea fish a day. But freshwater fish are less fatty, meaning a bird will need to consume around ...