Mature cormorant drying its feathers by vigorously flapping its wings

cormorant great cormorant water bird seabird phalacrocorax carbo waterbird waterfowl wingspan flapping aves bird harbour wildlife plumage birds beak preening preen environment aquatic shag animal common feather coast behaviour natural habitat ocean coastal shore perched sunbathing resting winter drying wild ice coastline vigorously bill arrange clean spread shiny wet neck attempting tidy black