The Ongoing Saga of the Cormorant Colony
If you followed my blog last year, you saw posts dedicated to the nesting, hatching and growth of a breeding colony of Brandt’s Cormorants in Natural Bridges State Park, [...]
Another Day in the Life of Brandt’s Cormorants
July 6, 2018. West Cliff Drive, Natural Bridges State Park, Santa Cruz, CA. You may be getting tired of the ongoing saga of the cormorant nesting colony. But I [...]
Babies Are Growing Fast!
West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA, May 13 - June 1, 2018 The baby cormorants are exploding in size, seemingly overnight. There are a few small newly hatched chicks [...]
The Babies are Hatching!
May 12, 2018, West Cliff Drive, Santa Cruz, CA The eggs at the Brandt's Cormorant colony are beginning to hatch! Gray, reptile looking chicks are showing their heads and [...]
Coupling Cormorants and Migrating Monarchs in February
Coupling Cormorants and Migrating Monarchs in February 2/5/2018 Walking on West Cliff Drive on the Westside of Santa Cruz, I sought the Brandt’s cormorants I had seen a few [...]