cormorant
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A great blue heron balanced on a dock and watched me; a cormorant eyed me curiously.
From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 7, 2025
In 2018, there were also claims that Australians tried to rig the contest in favour of the shag - a species of cormorant.
From BBC • Sep. 16, 2024
An Antarctic cormorant on western Graham Land was also infected yet apparently unharmed.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 18, 2024
Every time people have messed with this cormorant colony, the situation has worsened — and the birds are in the crosshairs yet again.
From Seattle Times • Jan. 21, 2024
Pantalaimon held it firmly down with a needle-filled paw and looked up at the darkening sky, where the black wing flaps of the cormorant were circling higher as she cast around for the other.
From "The Golden Compass" by Philip Pullman
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