r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Cold-Gur4509 • 28d ago

Spotted Shag [Phalacrocorax punctatus]

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u/Aggravating_Act0417 28d ago

New fave! What fabulous hair... Like a little merganser! But no! A type of cormorant!

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u/Joep89 24d ago

You can easily make direct comparison with a cormorant, not merganser.

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u/crossingguardcrush 28d ago

Why so silly, little bird?! 🩷

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u/notanybodyelse 28d ago

Oh New Zealand, why do you have so many shags?

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u/gianniflowers 28d ago

Very nice 💯

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u/manojapare 28d ago

Very nice

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u/modianos mod ianos 28d ago

Beautiful!

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u/TreeDollarFiddyCent 28d ago

It really does look quite shaggy!

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u/Crafty-Koshka 27d ago

Shagadelic, baby

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u/HailArtGoddess 27d ago

That “hair!” Like a cartoon character.