Double-Crested Cormorants Nest Building

by Judi Dressler

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Double-Crested Cormorants Nest Building

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Judi Dressler

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This male Double-crested Cormorant brought in a stick for his sweetie to put in the nest, and she has just also taken it in her beak. Every spring before the eggs are laid, the cormorants will try to find previously-built nests, and then will add sticks and twigs to improve it for themselves. The male brings them in and the female decides where to put them in the nest. I like that moment when they are both holding it -- it seems to me a sweet part of the ritual!

From Audubon's website: "This dark, long-bodied diving bird floats low in the water with its thin neck and bill raised; perches upright near water with wings half-spread to dry. The Double-crested (which rarely looks noticeably crested in the field) is the most generally distributed cormorant in North America, and the only one likely to be seen inland in most areas."

Photo taken on March 9, 2018, in Lakewood, Colorado

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