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A Hurtle of Sheep
Tivoli Nature Preserve Albany NY

Double-crested Cormorant

Juvenile Double-crested Cormorant

A Gulp Of Cormorants

Great Cormorant

A "Gulp of Cormorants"
A group of cormorants is called a gulp. Besides, based on different contexts words like flock, raft, and squadron are used to denote a group of cormorants.

Great Cormorants

Cormorants have oil glands, also known as preen glands or uropygial glands, located at the base of their tail. These glands produce oil that helps keep cormorants warm and dry, and protects their feathers.
However, cormorants don't coat their feathers evenly with oil like most water birds. Instead, water soaks into their feathers, which decreases their buoyancy and helps them sink more easily. This allows cormorants to swim more quickly underwater and capture prey more efficiently.
Some cormorants, like the double-crested cormorant, have a poorly developed preen gland. This means they have to periodically dry their feathers, which they often do by stretching their wings out in the sun.

Male Northern Cardinal

Age old question answered with photographic proof.
Does a Hummingbird p**p in the woods?

Errrr, 'scuse me, ya' got something on yer nose!

GULP!

Molting juvenile Female Northern Cardinal

Juvenile American Goldfinch

Looning on a Tuesday afternoon.

Loon take-off on, where else, Loon Lake.

Do these feathers make me look fat?
Juvenile Red Breasted Grosbeak

Red Bellied Woodpecker

Fledgling Female Red Breasted Grosbeak, fledging.

Male Red Breasted Grosbeak feeding juvenile female offspring.

Male Rose Breasted Grosbeak