durieudm's Identifications

I saw a decent sized Largemouth Bass this morning at approximately 9:53 am. The bass was around 18-23 inches in length and seemed to be about 2 pounds in weight2. The top of his back was dark green, and lightened towards his into a soft beige color. The fish's lateral line was very pronounced.

This bird is colored black and has orange at the top around the face area. The bird was with a flock of other Double-crested Cormorant. Its size was small compared to the large rocks it was on. According to the article called Double-crested Cormorant, this bird dives into the water. The habitat of this organism is found in aquatic environments. The geographic distribution of the organism is anywhere that has a lot of aquatic environments.

Double-Crested Cormorant - Ebird. https://ebird.org/species/doccor.

Description: This is a water bird which is medium sized, about 30 centimeters in length, and their wingspan is around 46 inches. It’s body is shaped like a teardrop, It has a long curved neck and a long tail as well, and a long hooked beak which is a common feature of the cormorant birds or shags. The coloration is black feathers all around the body, black feet and wings, and a little orange on the face, but the beak is a grayish color. The Cormorant is in class Aves because it has feathers, a feature that’s only this class has.

The habitat in which this organism was found was a small lake in Winter Garden, an aquatic, freshwater habitat. It was in the middle of a suburban area, and this lake was surrounded by trees and had predators such as gators around the area as well. The known geographic location of this type of bird is along the North American coastlines. The range of the species is found along the southern coast of Alaska and on the Aleutian Islands. The organism breeds in colonies non coasts and build their nests in trees or on the ground.

https://www.britannica.com/animal/cormorant
https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Double-crested_Cormorant/id