Little Cormorant

Little Cormorant ,  Visakhapatnam

Little Cormorants are aquatic birds . They are dark in color and they have a long bill which is hooked . Since they are aquatic birds they have webbed feet . They are usually found near lakes , ponds .

Little Cormorant about to fly , Visakhapatnam

Little Cormorant Flight , Visakhapatnam

They feed on Fish. They swim into the water and hunt their prey . 

Little Cormorant sun basking , Visakhapatnam

When their wings get wet they open they wings and let it dry called as " sun basking "

Identification : Black all over , webbed feet

IUCN status : Least Concern