These two juvenile double-crested cormorants (Phalacrocorax auritus) are fighting by clicking their beaks against each another. A tempest in a teapot.
Juvenile double-crested cormorants sparring with beaks.
Image ID: 19932
Species: Double-crested cormorant, Phalacrocorax auritus
Location: La Jolla, California, USA
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