cormorant - Yellow chest ???

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Clappedout
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cormorant - Yellow chest ???

The yellow chest is confusing me......

HelloBirdy
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It is a normal Little Pied Cormorant- I think this works the same as what my field guide lists for grebes "White underparts may be stained pale tints of rufous or yellow from iron oxide or from vegetation in water".

Good photo btw :)

Ryu
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Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera

Clappedout
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Ryu

Thanks for the quick appraisal,

cheers

Stuart

Stuart from Mornington

detritus
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Yep, think they just get filthy sometimes. Yours looks like he's been particularly busy sloshing about in the filth somewhere!

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