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Flightless Cormorants – Punta Vincente Rocca – Isabela Island – Galapagos Islands

 

I found it so interesting that there are birds in the Galapagos that don’t fly.  I cannot now recall why it’s thought that they evolved to become flightless, but they are – still, they are rather cool!

Flightless Cormorant Drying Wings

After they are in the water for a period of time, they climb up onto the rocky shore and open their little wings to let them dry.   It’s kind of an interesting sight to see.

Flightless Cormorant Resting

I like this image of one of the cormorants, just sort of resting on the rocky shore…..or is he searching the water for food?

9594 – Flightless Cormorant Drying Wings

I like this image for a couple of reasons – I like the positioning of the 2 most obvious cormorants – they almost look like they are facing each other, except, of course, they aren’t.  Do you see the 3^rd cormorant in the bottom right corner of the image, too?  The other reason I like this image is because you can really see how puny their wings are.

Drying Its Wings

The reason I like this image so much is because of the cormorant’s neck.  I think the amount of twisting he’s got going on there is really quite amazing!

Enjoy!