Reader photo: Double-crested cormorants at Williams Lake

Thu., May 7, 2015

Posted up for fishing season: Two double-crested cormorants, mainly fish eaters themselves, visited fishermen on Williams Lake. Their feathers are not waterproof, so the seabirds must spend time drying off after time in the water.

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Reader photo: Double-crested cormorants at Williams Lake

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