Water birds, Cormorant

Phalacrocoracidae is a family of some 40 species of aquatic birds commonly known as cormorants and shags.
A black, reptilian-looking bird swims by low to the water - but is it a Cormorant or a Shag? Cormorants are more familiar and wide-spread, although Shags are .
Short video about cormorants, birds that swim by diving underwater to take small fish and invertebrates. They may dive to depths of at least 160 feet.
Cormorant Birds Catch Large Fish.
Fishing using cormorants is an ancient Chinese tradition that is still practiced today. A string is tied around the birds neck and they are sent out into the water to .