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Red-throated Diver (Gavia stellata)

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I witnessed quite a battle on the Main Lake at #WWTCastleEspie this morning.

A pair of Common Terns have a nest on the raft.
A Cormorant climbed onto the raft to dry its wings after fishing.
The Terns were not impressed and the male bird started dive-bombing the intruder.
After twenty minutes he flew off - seemingly giving up - only to return in minutes with reinforcements; a detachment of four more Common Terns from the Saline Lagoon squadron.
They all started dive-bombing the Cormorant which quickly realised that the odds had shifted and left the raft.
All six triumphant Terns then flew victory laps of the lake - marvellous!
A proper nature drama 😎

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@RandyMongenel and I went to a local nursery about a week ago. On the wrap-around porch of their main building, they had nests filled to overflowing with baby barn swallows.

We had to go back the next day with the camera. Randy got this shot..

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🐦 Urile pelagicus (Pelagic Cormorant)

📅 Observed on 2025-06-27

👤 By: mmnezzy

📌 Location: Alaskan Way, Seattle, WA, US

🔗 iNaturalist link: https://www.inaturalist.org/observations/352097154

📷 Photo credits: (c) Matthew Neswold, some rights reserved (CC BY)

🔎 Learn more about the taxon: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pelagic_cormorant

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