Brandt’s Cormorant

Phalacrocorax penicillatus

A true sea bird, the Brandt’s Cormorant inhabits the Pacific coast of North America from southern Alaska to southern Mexico, and is not known to visit freshwater environs as its Double-Crested cousins will. The primary nesting territories are along the California coast, where they take advantage of the fish and squid food sources delivered from the Northern Pacific Ocean by the California current.

I’ve been fortunate with opportunities to observer colonies of Brandt’s Cormorants nesting in La Jolla, where they can be seen from street-level walkways without causing a disturbance to the nesting birds.

Brandt's Cormorant - Phalacrocorax penicillatus — **Brandt's Cormorant**
*(Phalacrocorax penicillatus)*

**Description:**
Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County.
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**Date Taken:** 2012:03:02 13:36

**Location:**

La Jolla
La Jolla, California
United States
19.69 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500

**File Name:** D3X7803-BrandtsCormorant

© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging

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Pin It — **Brandt's Cormorant**
*(Phalacrocorax penicillatus)*

**Description:**
Near The Cove. La Jolla, California. San Diego County.
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**Date Taken:** 2012:03:02 13:36

**Location:**

La Jolla
La Jolla, California
United States
19.69 ft above sea level

**Camera Information:**
NIKON D3X, 800 mm, f/5.6, 1/2500

**File Name:** D3X7803-BrandtsCormorant

© 2012 Jack Daynes, shadeTree-Imaging

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