This small lake had a remarkable selection of water birds including ducks, gulls, grebes and cormorants. It was only a couple of hundred yards from the sea front and no doubt provided shelter for the birds in bad weather.
Country: USA
Location: Monterey, Ca.
Family: Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
Species: Double-crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus)
Date taken: 07/03/2012