Pelagic Cormorant adult in breeding plumage

Pelagic Cormorant adult in breeding plumage

This bird decided to fly whilst I was photographing it giving good views of its blackish and glossy green plumage.

Country: USA
Location: Monterey, CA
Family: Cormorants, Shags (Phalacrocoracidae)
Species: Pelagic Cormorant (Phalacrocorax pelagicus)
Date taken: 07/03/2012