At Gray Lodge Nature Preserve, a cormorant dries its wings as turtles look on. Photo: Tom Christensen, rightreading.com

A #DoubleCrestedCormorant with wings spread. Unlike most water birds, cormorants lack the ability to waterproof their feathers. This helps their diving, but they have to dry their feathers for flying.

#BirdOfTheDay #WideOpenWings #GrayLodge
#WestCoastKin #Birds #cormorant #nature #photography

At #GrayLodge Nature Preserve in #NorthernCalifornia, this #pyracantha, looking not out of place on the water bank.

#ColorADay #RedWed #pyracantha

Women’s Caucus met at @MontnaFarmsn with intros by @DucksUnlimited @NCWATweets @RiceNews @CalTrout then visited historical wetlands #GrayLodge. The Sac Valley #PacificFlyway is growing thanks to landowners+wildlife conservation groups. 🦆@AsmAguiarCurry @ASM_Irwin @AsmMeganDahle