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The quiet seabird
By adamg on Thu, 08/20/2015 - 10:39pm
Sit at the end of Long Wharf and it's easy to miss the cormorants - the gulls and terns are constantly screaming for attention, and sometimes getting into fights for key perches, such as the top of the flagpole there. But every so often, you might look down and spot a cormorant bobbing on the water, at least, for a few seconds, before it disappears under the water.
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My favorite seabird
If you wait and watch, you will see the diving bird resurface, very possibly with a fish in its mouth. It's also interesting to watch them flap their wings to get the water (weight) off so they are able to fly.
I was once at the Public Garden
watching the ducks, as a naughty cormorant swam stealthily around the pond, scaring the crap out of people.
Person: Look at the duckies!
*cormorant surfaces*
Person: AAAH WHAT THE HELL!
(repeat every few minutes)
I like to think he did it on purpose.
Nessie.
Nessie.
Local Cormorant HotSpots
You can see multiple birds/small flocks on the Charlestown waterfront, in the channel in Charlestown, and the Harbor Islands
There are something on the
There are something on the order of 2000 cormorant nests total on the harbor islands - but on islands that people don't go to, which is best for all concerned because there are few things stinkier than a cormorant nesting colony.
Bird Sanctuary
If you go to Flying Place/ The Brewsters, the rocks are covered with droppings and tons of birds, so nasty.
I hope some shite-faced tourist
didn't mistake her for the Loch Ness Monster.
Watch Out!
My father used to warn us never to stand underneath a cormorant as it was taking off, as the effort getting those large bodies off the ground stresses their digestive system in ways most unpleasant for those standing underneath..
Seeing one of those large birds suddenly rise out of the water, however, is really fun.