morganheim_flightofthecormorant-0917
A cormorant offers his mate a gift, which she only took after several insistent attempts. The female then proceeded to throw the feather to the ground and take flight. Shortly thereafter, the male placed the feather with others on the nest, but then he too, flew the coop. “I think we just witnessed a cormorant divorce,” said one member of the research team. A neighboring couple then proceeded to rip the nest apart