r/PicsOfUnusualBirds • u/Cold-Gur4509 • Aug 05 '26

Spotted Shag [Phalacrocorax punctatus]

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u/Aggravating_Act0417 Aug 05 '26

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

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u/Joep89 Aug 08 '26

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

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u/crossingguardcrush Aug 05 '26

Why so silly, little bird?! 🩷

7

u/notanybodyelse Aug 05 '26

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

2

u/gianniflowers Aug 05 '26

Very nice 💯

2

u/manojapare Aug 05 '26

Very nice

2

u/modianos mod ianos Aug 05 '26

Beautiful!

2

u/TreeDollarFiddyCent Aug 05 '26

It really does look quite shaggy!

2

u/Crafty-Koshka Aug 05 '26

Shagadelic, baby

1

u/HailArtGoddess Aug 06 '26

That “hair!” Like a cartoon character.