A spotted shag (Stictocarbo punctatus) in full breeding plumage, with elaborate plumes, preens its feathers as it stands near its mate at the nest site. Ohau Point, Canterbury, New Zealand. September.

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Animal Anatomy Aves Beautiful Beauty Birds Bizarre Breeding plumage Canterbury Colourful Cormorants Elegant Flashy Nesting New Zealand No people Oceania/Australasia Ohau Point Ornate Pelecaniformes Pelicans/Cormorants/Gannets/etc Phalacrocoracidae Plumage Plumes Preening Punk Shallow focus Sleek South Island Spotted shag Stictocarbo punctatus Style Endemic

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New Zealand wildlife, New Zealand