Natural History Photography

Brandt's Cormorant portrait, set against the Pacific Ocean, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California

Brandt's Cormorant portrait, set against the Pacific Ocean.
Species: Brandt's Cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37660

Brandt's Cormorant portrait, set against the Pacific Ocean.
Species: Brandt's Cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 37745

Brandt's Cormorant in Flight, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California

Brandt's Cormorant in Flight.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38582

Brandt's Cormorant in Flight.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38583

Brandts Cormorant portrait in shade, over the ocean, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California

Brandts Cormorant portrait in shade, over the ocean.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38602

Brandt's Cormorant in Flight.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 38610

Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure, La Jolla, California

Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure.
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30188

Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Cormorant in flight, wings blurred by time exposure.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30219

Brandt's cormorants flying over a breaking wave, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California

Brandt's cormorants flying over a breaking wave.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 30381

Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego, Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-crested cormorant drys its wings in the sun following a morning of foraging in the ocean, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15071

Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego, Phalacrocorax auritus

Double-crested cormorant, La Jolla cliffs, near San Diego.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15090

Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested cormorants in flight at sunrise, long exposure produces a blurred motion.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15285

Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15745

Double-crested cormorant, breeding plumage showing tufts.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 15787

Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested cormorant.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18362

Double-crested cormorant, raised head and open mouth, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested cormorant, raised head and open mouth.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18452

Double-crested cormorant portrait, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested cormorant portrait.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18453

Double-crested cormorant portrait.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18454

Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), breeding plumage, Phalacrocorax auritus, La Jolla, California

Double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus), breeding plumage.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 18549

Double-crested cormorant.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20159

Brandt's Cormorant portrait, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California

Brandt's Cormorant portrait.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36864

Double-crested cormorant.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20330

Double-crested cormorant.
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 20331

Brandt's Cormorant portrait.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 36863

Brandt's Cormorant in Flight.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 39812

Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California

Brandt's Cormorant Portrait with Breeding Plumage, with blue throat and white feathers on each side of the head.
Species: Brandt's Cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40005

Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs, Phalacrocorax penicillatus, La Jolla, California

Brandt's Cormorant flying with wings spread wide as it slows to land at its nest on ocean cliffs.
Species: Brandt's Cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40143

Mated pair of Brandt's Cormorants tend to the nest they have built on sea cliffs. Note the colors they assume during mating season: striking blue gular pouch (throat) along with some blue-green iridescence in their plumage.
Species: Brandt's cormorant, Phalacrocorax penicillatus
Location: La Jolla, California
Image ID: 40144

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