One of these is not like the others . . .

[Aussie105]

No picture unfortunately.

I go out in the morning to feed the backyard birds.
(Front yard birds are magpies and ibis, they get left over cat food later in the day. They don't mix with the backyard riff-raff.)

Backyard birds are different species of doves, pigeons, sparrows and visiting ducks.

Did a headcount of the ducks . . . yep, the usual 4 - but wait - one of them isn't.

Cormorant!

First one I've ever seen in the wild. Cohabiting with the ducks in the local wetlands and parkland lakes?
Usually coastal around here. We are nowhere near the coast.

[Donkees]

1. They hang out in Central Park, NYC

Ruben Giron

[AllaN01Bear]

2. where i used to live , we had a birdbath on the back deck. in the am the small birds would come . in the afternoon

the larger birds would come , like woodpeckers . scrub jays , stellers jays . etc.

[Aussie105]

3. Beautiful birds, the cormorants.

Since the local council has set up wetlands for birdlife, there have been more and more birds in the local area.
Both in number and in variety.
Ibis appeared last year, the cormorant this year. Hopefully, more to come.