Cormorants: To Fly or Feast?

Double-crested Cormorant Flying With A Fish

Cormorants have mastered the art of catching fish and taking brief flights while keeping their prey in perfect swallowing condition. Learn their secrets!

Double-crested Cormorant Fishing Techniques

Double-crested Cormorant Catching Fish

I photographed Double-crested Cormorant fishing at Charleston Lake in Arkansas, capturing the bird surfacing with a freshly caught fish.

Double-crested Cormorant Emerges with Shad

Double-crested Cormorant Emerges with Shad

A wildlife photographer describing and showing a photo of a Double-crested Cormorant diving and catching a shad fish at the Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge.