Iridescence Cormorant
In The bleak midwinter water of the River Wear there where groups of Cormoramts diving into teh water to feed the trying hard to sun themselves on a very overcast day. Just enough sun popped through to colour the feathers.
After fishing, cormorants go ashore, and are frequently seen holding their wings out in the sun. All cormorants have preen gland secretions that are used ostensibly to keep the feathers waterproof. Some sources state that cormorants have waterproof feathers while others say that they have water permeable feathers.


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