Showing posts with label 'Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax niger. Show all posts
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Sunday, September 1, 2013

'Little Cormorant - Phalacrocorax niger, Gampaha, Sri Lanka.



These birds are said not to have sweat glands. They spread their wings to catch the cool air to bring down  the rise in body temperature, after exertion like in diving to catch fish.