cormorants
Black coastal divers
Cormorants is the plural of cormorant, a large dark waterbird with a long neck and hooked bill.
Cormorants dive underwater to catch fish and are often seen perched with wings spread to dry.
In some Asian fishing traditions, trained cormorants catch fish for their handlers.
Cormorants lined the rocky shore, drying their wings in the sun.
Ocean-dwelling winged creature
- divingEntering water deliberately
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- webbed feetSkin-connected toes for swimming
- colonyDependent territorial settlement
nesting · rookery · wingspan · feathers · waterbird · coastal · migration · fledgling
Headfirst water entry
- fish-eatingConsuming aquatic vertebrates
- underwater huntingPursuing quarry while submerged
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
- catchSeize or snag
prey · herring · anchovies · eels · foraging · submersion · speed · agility
Baroque English verse master
- Paradise LostEpic of humanity's expulsion
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
- gluttonyGreedy excess in consumption
heraldry · Liverpool · voracious · omen · maritime · coat of arms · sinister · watchful
Exposing oneself to warmth
- baskingWarming oneself pleasantly
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- perchingResting while gripping
- gregariousFond of companionship
cliff dwelling · vocalization · grunting · croaking · courtship display · monogamous · territorial · social
- leashAnimal restraint cord
- bamboo raftGrass-stem river vessel
- night fishingAngling during darkness
- lanternEnclosed portable light
traditional · tethered · tourist attraction · ceremony · torch
seabird
Ocean-dwelling winged creature
- divingEntering water deliberately
- plumageBird's complete feather coat
- webbed feetSkin-connected toes for swimming
colony · nesting · rookery · wingspan · feathers · waterbird · coastal · migration · fledgling · juvenile
dive
Headfirst water entry
- fish-eatingConsuming aquatic vertebrates
- underwater huntingPursuing quarry while submerged
- swallowingIngesting via throat muscles
catch · prey · herring · anchovies · eels · foraging · submersion · speed · agility · depth
Milton
Baroque English verse master
- Paradise LostEpic of humanity's expulsion
- SatanJudeo-Christian arch-enemy of God
- greedExcessive desire for wealth
gluttony · heraldry · Liverpool · voracious · omen · maritime · coat of arms · sinister · watchful · patience
sunning
Exposing oneself to warmth
- baskingWarming oneself pleasantly
- thermoregulationMaintaining stable internal heat
- perchingResting while gripping
gregarious · cliff dwelling · vocalization · grunting · croaking · courtship display · monogamous · territorial · social · flock
trained birds
- leashAnimal restraint cord
- bamboo raftGrass-stem river vessel
- night fishingAngling during darkness
lantern · traditional · tethered · tourist attraction · ceremony · torch
cormorantsgulls
Scavenging coastal birds
pelicans · skimmers · albatrosses · vultures · hummingbirds