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I don't know what kind of bird this is. it did not move from it's place no matter how close anyone got. when I passed him the second time he was spreading his wings though. very beautiful feathers.

[lisa]

look at the detail on those feathers! and the colors are great. love.

[Louise]

Beautiful shot. And very pretty bird. I don't know what kind it is.

[Dreich]

It's a Shag or a Cormorant, not confident to say with your birds.

[Maggie]

A beautiful image. These birds have no oil in their feathers and so need to dry them quickly to maintain body temperature,

[jackie edwards]

@lisamccloskey @cheekylulu @steveandkerry @snaphappi thanks for the comments and the information. so maybe he was drying off then. he really was so beautiful! I was probably only 2 feet from him!

[Terri]

It looks like a cormorant! We have them here and they spread their wings to dry off. Love the detail!

[jackie edwards]

@madamelucy that is exactly what he was doing. pretty neat to see something I have never seen before!