Shag
Three Shags in a Tree (Enlarge)
Photographed in Papercourt Meadows, Surrey, England, in October 2010.
The European Shag (Phalacrocorax aristotelis), also known as the common shag, is a species of cormorant. The European shag dives deeper than most cormorants, sometimes to at least 45 meters. It breeds in western and southern Europe, southwest Asia and north Africa. 25% of the world's population can be found in the Cíes Islands. The birds here are the Phalacrocorax aristotelis aristotelis subspecies.
