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Double-crested Cormorant.
Birds

Marine Winter Birds: Meet Our Cormorants

Cormorants are big birds with long necks and long hooked bills. The three species of cormorants frequenting Mayne Island waters are all uniformly black, but with some breeding variations. This group of species captures fish by diving and pursuing them. They propel themselves underwater by use of their large webbed Read more…

By Michael Dunn, 4 yearsDecember 4, 2018 ago
Birds

Marine Winter Birds of Mayne Island

Editor’s note: we are delighted to present a series of articles by our own Michael Dunn, featuring the winter marine birds of Mayne Island. Be sure to attend Michael’s hands-on birding workshop on December 1st.  The Salish Sea—our home— is an important place for marine birds and shorebirds. Did you Read more…

By Michael Dunn, 4 yearsNovember 19, 2018 ago
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