Friday, August 25, 2023

What Kind of Bird ...?

What kind of bird os this? my son messaged me, sending me a few pictures of a bird he had noticed by the St Lawrence River - back view only.


Dad and I saw it in Brockville.


It's much larger than a duck...


Google says it might be a platypus.


Platypuses only live in Australia - so eliminate that idea! I messaged back.


Somehow - between Google and the "Field Guide to the Birds of North America", we concluded that it was probably a cormorant!


The back view definitely matches! (What did we do before Google?!)

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