A couple of years ago I encountered a sopping wet cormorant standing on a rock in Indian Creek, I thought, "poor thing, it has hurt it's wings and looks half drowned". I did not realize they do that pose to dry off after swimming below the surface...They are cool creatures!
Yes, cormorants don't have natural oil in their feathers as ducks and seagulls do.
It would probably hinder their underwater swimming. So they must dry their wings in the sun and wind.
The Chinese tame these birds to fish for them. They fit their necks with rings to keep them from swallowing their catch. Once they deliver, they're rewarded with hand fed fish.
The cormorants are back.
A couple of years ago I encountered a sopping wet cormorant standing on a rock in Indian Creek, I thought, "poor thing, it has hurt it's wings and looks half drowned". I did not realize they do that pose to dry off after swimming below the surface...They are cool creatures!
ReplyDeleteYes, cormorants don't have natural oil in their feathers as ducks and seagulls do.
ReplyDeleteIt would probably hinder their underwater swimming. So they must dry their wings in the sun and wind.
The Chinese tame these birds to fish for them. They fit their necks with rings to keep them from swallowing their catch. Once they deliver, they're rewarded with hand fed fish.