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 Canberra Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
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
Canberra
Aiming for DSLR-quality shots with a bridge camera
Ryu
Thanks for the quick appraisal,
cheers
Stuart
Stuart from Mornington
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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Mike
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