the birds in the trees by the canal

[eub]

jinian suggested cormorants. That seems to be them, from pictures. The one that looks like the best match is Brandt's cormorant.

(I love how that enature.com page offers search choices "all species" and "dangerous".)

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[jinian.livejournal.com]

"The name Cormorant is derived from the Latin words Corvus Marinus, meaning marine crow or raven. [...] The generic name Phalacrocorax is derived from the Greek words, meaning bald crow."

[eub.livejournal.com]

Phalacrocorax corax corax!

Bald, eh. Maybe some white-headed European kind.

I wonder if the penicillatus is for these white fronds (can non-mammals have vibrissae?) it has.

(The Master of the Cormorants bit on that page is also great.)