The post Otherworldly Breeding Double-Crested Cormorants appeared first on Alameda Post ... They can dive down to 30 feet to catch fish—more than 250 fish species have been reported as prey ...

The species found on our coastline are double-crested cormorants, and they are the most abundant ones found in the U.S. Cormorants can dive up to 24 feet and sometimes swallow the fish before they ...

The species found on our coastline are double-crested cormorants, and they are the most abundant ones found in the U.S. Cormorants can dive up to 24 feet and sometimes swallow the fish before they ...

While both birds propel themselves forward in the water with their feet, the anhinga and the double-crested cormorant have ...

Dozens of double-crested cormorant chicks and eggs were rescued from a wind-damaged tree in Marina del Rey and are now getting around-the-clock care, officials announced Monday.

At its 2013 peak, this was the largest double-crested cormorant colony in North America, with some 30,000 birds, more than 40% of the species’ population in the western U.S., according to the Corps.

Double-crested cormorants are colonial nesters, meaning they build nests close together, usually in large numbers, and in elevated areas near water as their diet mainly consists of fish, ...

Dozens of double-crested cormorant chicks and eggs were rescued from a wind-damaged tree in Marina del Rey and are now getting around-the-clock care, officials announced Monday. The young ...

The double-crested cormorant is a large bird weighing 3.7 pounds with a wing span of 52 inches and a length of 33 inches. They spend most of their time sitting on piers or tree branches that will ...