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Saturday, October 4, 2008

Strange Web-Footed Bird


Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Critter (a shag?) on a post at Schnapper Point, Port Phillip Bay, Mornington Peninsula.
If anyone can tell me what this bird really is, I would love to know.
I only saw one of these critters.
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Camera Critters prompt #26
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Heads or Tails prompt #59 ~ Black OR White
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Another view of this web-footed critter
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Smart tuxedoed bird
Surveying his water worlds
Like a dark lighthouse
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Pic by Gemma Wiseman ~ Close-up
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24 comments:

Daryl said...

Looks sort of like an albatross


:-Daryl

Carletta said...

He certainly is a handsome fellow in his tuxedo!
He looks like he's listening intently.

Leslie said...

Gorgeous Gemma :)

A Wild Thing said...

Beautiful sea bird...the closest I can come up with is a Buller's Shearwater. Sixteen and a half inches (42cm)and breeds in New Zealand. Hope that helps, I have an Audubon Master Guide that I use all the time.

sharon

Anonymous said...

I think he's a Pied Cormorant. Did he have red and blue markings on the sides of his beak? It is tricky to tell sometimes. Either way, he is a cute little guy!

Anonymous said...

I thought Cormorant of some southern hemisphere type.
Very good pictures.

ratmammy said...

what an interesting looking bird! great shots!

Juliana said...

beautiful bird

I hope you stop by at my CC post also in HERE. Thanks

Cathy said...

Great shots! I'd vote for cormorant, too.

Reader Wil said...

What a beautiful seabird! I don't know its name eitherHave a great weekend!

Christy said...

I have no clue. When I saw it from the front I thought penguin but then the side views told me no. But then again I'm not the greatest at bird identification and we have nothing really like that here. Great shots though.

Ramblings of a Villas Girl said...

I really wish I could help you, but I don't know what it is. What I do know is that it is beautiful.

Jane Hards Photography said...

He does have a cormorant look, but the colours are so different to the ones I snap. Just gorgeoeus.

Anonymous said...

I think he's posing!

i beati said...

Resembles many birds - fine post sandy

Busy Mom in Iowa said...

I don't know what it is, but very pretty pics.

Anonymous said...

(Can you tell I'm playing catch-up?) I've never seen one of these birds before. It has a very unusual shaped head but it's a beautiful bird. Great shots!

Gretchen said...

Great shots!

Kelly said...

Great shots and handsome looking bird. I don't have any idea either what he is though! Let us know if you find out!

Misty DawnS said...

Whatever he is - he's AWESOME looking!

Barb said...

I thought these were professional pictures at first! Good job! And perfect for the Black or White theme this week. :)

Thank for playing!

Anonymous said...

Awesome pictures - although I'm clue-free on the type of bird. Perfect fit for the HorT theme this week. Kind regards!

Anonymous said...

Definitely a Cormorant (otherwise known as a shag). Leads to the joke ;) "The fishing is ruined if you have a shag on the rocks..."

storyteller said...

I have no clue what this intriguing bird is, but had to stop and say thanks for sharing, even though I'm a week late … just because I enjoy both Camera Critters and HoTs myself.
Hugs and blessings,

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