caption: The image shows a double-crested cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus auritus) perched on a stem of a plant in the foreground, with a watermark in the background. The bird is a dark brown color with a white underside and a black head and neck, and its wings are spread out slightly as if it is about to take flight. Its beak is slightly open and its eyes are focused on something in the distance.