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Double-Crested Comorant
Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge - Sherwood - Oregon
Saturday, May 14, 2005, 18:09:43
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A Double-Crested Cormorant perched on a branch over a pond on the Tualatin River National Wildlife Refuge.
Camera, Lens, and Exposure Information
Camera model: Canon EOS-1D Mark II
Lens used: Canon 600mm lens at 1200mm (using a 2X teleconverter)
Exposure Data:
ISO 1600.
1/250 at f/8.
Av exposure mode (Aperture Priority).
Center-weighted average metering +1/3 stop.
More information about Double-Crested Cormorants
Double-Crested Cormorants are comical birds when they're perched on a log or in a tree. Since their feathers are not water repellant like other waterfowl, they have to spend a lot of time spreading oil from a gland at the base of their tail over their feathers, which helps to keep them dry and warm. They'll often hold their wings open with the feathers hanging down, as if they are drying them out. This activity reminds me of a keystone cop silent film or cartoon from the 1930's, where swimmers at the beach (like Coney Island) wear full-body bathing suits and perform acrobatics while dancing on a piling.
Order: Pelecaniformes - Pelicans, Cormorants, Gannets, etc
Family: Phalacrocoracidae - Cormorants
Size: 32 inches (81 cm)
Abundance: Common in Oregon
USGS band code for Double Crested Cormorant: DCCO
French Name: Cormoran à Aigrettes
German Name: Ohrenscharbe
Spanish Name: Cormorán Orejudo
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