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Lone Cormorant...
Melkbaai Beach, Strand, South Africa 🇿🇦
#photography #blackandwhite #beach #aquaticbirds #strand #southafrica
1st cases of #avian #influenza in #BaldEagles were confirmed in April 2022. Since then, the # of cases has #skyrocketed w/ #infections reported not only in bald eagles, but also in a variety of other #birds including #vultures & other raptors, #waterfowl , #AquaticBirds like #pelicans & #herons , commercially farmed #poultry & some #songbirds . While 6,200 cases have been #OfficiallyReported across #US this number is most likely an #undercount
https://www.earth.com/news/bald-eagles-are-threatened-by-avian-influenza