Our Other Art Sections Art by Barry Kent MacKay This shows a
whole bird, similar age, exercising her wings. At this age they
can't yet fly, and they are still covered with a layer of thick,
curled down that is a dull black or brownish-black colour,
although the flight feathers of the wings, and the tail
feathers, are rapidly emerging, and the body contour plumage is
starting to emerge beneath the down...the head is about the last
to attain the first mature feathers. nestlings are very
vulnerable to disturbance, and will defend themselves by
vomiting, biting, or by making a dash for the water. They can
swim, although not for too long as they'll become waterlogged,
or chilled. Why People Kill Cormorants... Copyright © Barry Kent
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