I love this well researched approach of presenting a bird species, I didn't know many of those details even though I have seen this bird often, great job J 👍
Hello again 👍. Thanks for this also. I see Cormorants along our coastline, but I have never got up close with my camera, like this 🎥…. 🐦 !! Very good 😊. Thanks for another great commentary, interesting - high cost flight ✅. All the best, Don 👋 !!
Hey Don!! That's cool that you see cormorants too. Yes, we got super lucky with these 2 and they were super friendly! It's my pleasure as always and thank you for coming back to see my videos :)
Do these birds feed on rainy or cloudy days, with regard to their need to dry their wings? It appears that they use “scouts” to search areas and warn or attract their flocks/groups.
Same here until I researched for this video! And yes I believe the 4 anhingas of the world fall into the same family, but there is debate that they can be in a completely different family itself - being anhingidae
Cormorants and Shags are 2 distinct birds. The Shag is smaller and has a distinct green iridescent hue (purple on the wings) on it's Black feathers. Also it has a crest in it's head at mating time. The Cormorant doesn't have these distinctions.
If 1. the terms are used interchangeably, 2. the terms are applied inconsistently across the family, 3. they are all members of the same family, and 4. all members of the family can be correctly called “cormorants”, it would be incorrect to say that cormorants and shags are two different groups. I would say that “shag” is a non-taxonomic term that refers to certain species of cormorants, usually those with head crests.
Cormorants... shags... used interchangeably depending on the country... *That just sounds like football and futbol.* Also that is a beautiful shot of the Cormorant running on the water to get a boost for flying. Very nice.
Everyone is saying how much they love these but as a duck hunter we HATE them. They love our decoys so it will be the minute of shooting time and still kinda dark and these things will dive bomb into the decoys and get us all excited for nothing lol. They always come in when you are bored waiting for ducks and they fool you for a second. The lake i go to is absolutely full of them. Massive flocks of hundreds of them almost looking like a cloud. The funny thing is the ducks are cool with them so a lot of the time the ducks will fly in their flocks and we cant take shots because they are protected birds. I guess i dont really hate them but is frustrating lol. I respect all birds, even the ones i kill. I always wonder y they are protected because there is such a mass volume of them. I wouldn’t be mad of they opened season on them. Birds in that mass in numbers can reek havoc on lakes and ponds. They clear out all the vegetation and bait fish and it causes issues for the fish and other birds that rely of that food. Thats y snow geese are limitless, the come in flocks of thousands looking like a white cloud and they will ruin a pond in no time. I know to bird enthusiasts what i do sounds cruel but it’s very important to keep populations balanced to prevent ecosystems from being destroyed. Cities and suburbs drove out their predators so we have to take the place of predators. Its a unfortunate reality of nature. I am a bird enthusiast myself, if you think about it im out there hrs before the sun comes out and i get to sit there and watch and listen to all these birds wake up and its so cool to see that. And i have to do a ton of research into native birds so i can properly identify what im shooting at. So just about every bird i see im evaluating their features. It gives you a chance to admire all of them. We are honestly just bird watchers with shot guns lol. A lot of the time i get nothing so i just sit back and enjoy all the animals i get to see.
Loved it! I've been a big fan of Cormorants and now an even bigger fan. Thank you for this video! All this information was very much appreciated!
That’s awesome I’m glad you enjoyed it then :) it’s my pleasure! You have a good new year my friend
Cormorants have stunning eyes! You explain things very well. Thanks for this educational video.
Thank you for the great educational video about interesting birds. Enjoyed. Liked. Merry Christmas!
Of course and thank you for watching my friend. Merry Christmas and happy new year to you as well!
I just love cormorants:) They are awesome birds:D
I love this well researched approach of presenting a bird species, I didn't know many of those details even though I have seen this bird often, great job J 👍
Hello again 👍. Thanks for this also. I see Cormorants along our coastline, but I have never got up close with my camera, like this 🎥…. 🐦 !! Very good 😊. Thanks for another great commentary, interesting - high cost flight ✅. All the best, Don 👋 !!
Hey Don!! That's cool that you see cormorants too. Yes, we got super lucky with these 2 and they were super friendly! It's my pleasure as always and thank you for coming back to see my videos :)
Hello again, just wanted to say Hi 👋 !! I hope your studies are going well 📚🧐🔬. Cheers Don 😎👍
Do these birds feed on rainy or cloudy days, with regard to their need to dry their wings?
It appears that they use “scouts” to search areas and warn or attract their flocks/groups.
great video sharing. really fun to watch
enlarging knowledge so much. like18
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I’ve never heard the term Shag before. Does the Anhinga fall into the same family?
Same here until I researched for this video! And yes I believe the 4 anhingas of the world fall into the same family, but there is debate that they can be in a completely different family itself - being anhingidae
Actually, there is no debate-most authorities unanimously agree that darters/anhingas are not cormorants and belong to a different family.
Cormorants and Shags are 2 distinct birds. The Shag is smaller and has a distinct green iridescent hue (purple on the wings) on it's Black feathers. Also it has a crest in it's head at mating time. The Cormorant doesn't have these distinctions.
If 1. the terms are used interchangeably, 2. the terms are applied inconsistently across the family, 3. they are all members of the same family, and 4. all members of the family can be correctly called “cormorants”, it would be incorrect to say that cormorants and shags are two different groups. I would say that “shag” is a non-taxonomic term that refers to certain species of cormorants, usually those with head crests.
Cormorants... shags... used interchangeably depending on the country... *That just sounds like football and futbol.*
Also that is a beautiful shot of the Cormorant running on the water to get a boost for flying. Very nice.
Thanks mate I appreciate it as always :) I definitely saw the similarities with football as well!
Everyone is saying how much they love these but as a duck hunter we HATE them. They love our decoys so it will be the minute of shooting time and still kinda dark and these things will dive bomb into the decoys and get us all excited for nothing lol. They always come in when you are bored waiting for ducks and they fool you for a second. The lake i go to is absolutely full of them. Massive flocks of hundreds of them almost looking like a cloud. The funny thing is the ducks are cool with them so a lot of the time the ducks will fly in their flocks and we cant take shots because they are protected birds. I guess i dont really hate them but is frustrating lol. I respect all birds, even the ones i kill. I always wonder y they are protected because there is such a mass volume of them. I wouldn’t be mad of they opened season on them. Birds in that mass in numbers can reek havoc on lakes and ponds. They clear out all the vegetation and bait fish and it causes issues for the fish and other birds that rely of that food. Thats y snow geese are limitless, the come in flocks of thousands looking like a white cloud and they will ruin a pond in no time. I know to bird enthusiasts what i do sounds cruel but it’s very important to keep populations balanced to prevent ecosystems from being destroyed. Cities and suburbs drove out their predators so we have to take the place of predators. Its a unfortunate reality of nature. I am a bird enthusiast myself, if you think about it im out there hrs before the sun comes out and i get to sit there and watch and listen to all these birds wake up and its so cool to see that. And i have to do a ton of research into native birds so i can properly identify what im shooting at. So just about every bird i see im evaluating their features. It gives you a chance to admire all of them. We are honestly just bird watchers with shot guns lol. A lot of the time i get nothing so i just sit back and enjoy all the animals i get to see.