"A glistening black duck-like water bird with a long stiff tail, and slender, compressed bill sharply hooked at the tip", that is how this bird, Little Cormorant is described in the Book of Indian Birds by Salim Ali. I was not able to spot a small white patch on the throat, which made me suspicious if it is another variant.
In any case, it was drying itself in the morning sun after satiating with a catch of fish in the stream close by to us, It is an underwater diver to catch fish normally and survives on fish.
As I spent watching it for about half an hour perched about 150 meters away, I was fascinated by the attention it gave to its body by grooming the wet wings to make them flight ready.
The bird behaviour makes us feel even more delighted about the unique pattern for each species of birds.
M.C.Mathew (text and photo)
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