Little Pied Cormorant
COMMON NAME: Little Pied Cormorant
CATEGORIES: Inlet
Little Pied Cormorants are one of the five types of cormorants found at the inlet.
They are black and white with yellow bills.
They can often be spotted sitting on buoys, posts in the water or semi submerged trees, whilst keeping an eye out for prey.
They also gather in small groups, often with other species of birds, to roost at high tide.
*These Local Notes are provided by
Leanne Cusack & Diane Carpenter
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GALLERY photos taken in and around Sandy Point & Shallow Inlet.
*Photographed by Leanne Cusack (unless otherwise credited)
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