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Image: Brandt's Cormorant Nesting (cropped)

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Description: A Brandt's Cormorant (Phalacrocorax penicillatus) occupies a nest on a rocky cliff face overlooking the water in La Jolla, California. Notice the blue throat patches which are part of their breeding plumage and identifies them as breeding adults.
Title: Brandt's Cormorant Nesting (cropped)
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