Psilos Bird Photography |
Shag Phalacrocorax aristotelis |
Similar to a cormorant but smaller and
slimmer. In the breeding season adults develop a dark glossy green plumage
and prominent recurved crest on the front of their head. They are a
coastal breeding bird rarely found inland except occasionally during
the winter months . Nests in coastal colonies on ledges and sea-cliffs
in the north and west of the UK. It is a resident bird that is never
that difficult to find. Its diet consists of fish and occasionally crustacea
and molluscs. Length: 72-79cm, Wingspan: 95-110cm. |
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Juvenile Shag photographed Ibiza August
2006 |
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Non breeding bird. Photographed West Kirby
November 2006 |
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