Spotted Shag. NZ (Phalacrocorax punctatus). (27305206622)

Description:

Summary[edit] Description: The Spotted Shag is a medium-sized, grey-blue marine shag with a long, slender bill and yellow-orange feet. Adult breeding birds have small black spots on their back and wings. A distinctive curved broad white stripe runs from above the eye down both sides of the neck. They have a black crest on the front and back of the head. Bare facial skin between the eye and bill turns green-blue before the breeding season. They make loud grunts at resting, roosting and nesting areas, but are otherwise silent. Date: 28 May 2016, 12:30. Source: Spotted Shags. NZ. Author: Bernard Spragg. NZ from Christchurch, New Zealand. Camera location42° 24′ 49.83″ S, 173° 42′ 03.65″ E View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap-42.413841; 173.701014.