The image features a Socotra Cormorant standing on rocky ground near water's edge. The bird is facing left and has its head turned slightly toward the camera. Its long, slender beak points downward, and its feathers are gray-black with white speckles on its chest.
The background shows rock that appears to have been exposed in a low tide. – AI vision
Similar(1): Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) walking on beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Similar(2): Socotra Cormorant (Phalacrocorax nigrogularis) walking on rocky beach ... Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Similar(3): Nesting sea birds Socotra cormorant in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Similar(4): Chicken of sea birds Socotra cormorant in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Similar(5): Beachrock (local name farush) in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Similar(6): Shell fragments cemented into beachrock in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Similar(7): Remnants of ancient ingenious intertidal stone fish traps (rows of ... Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013
Similar(8): Various shells in Al Aaliya Island (Jazirat al Aliyah). Qatar, March 27, 2013