Fun With Cormorrants

Saturday morning, Jeanine and I were teamed up to care for 4 pelicans and 4 Brandt's Cormorrants who were up for possible release. Pictures are courtesy of Jeanine.

Here, I am checking the head end of the last one. The skin on and under its mandible is bright blue. Cormorrants are strong, fierce, and can escape your hold like a snake. Jeanine took all four BRCO's to Fort Baker for release. It must have been fun to see them leave together with such a dramatic backdrop.

Good luck, find fish, and beware the hooks and lines! Thanks, Jeanine, for sharing these.