Brent Stephenson / Two Little Pied Cormorants (Microcarbo melanoleucos) perched in a tree. Lake Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, New Zealand, July.

Brent Stephenson / Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) with wings outstretched drying itself. Waikanae Estuary, Wellington, New Zealand.

Brent Stephenson / Little Pied Cormorant / Shag (Microcarbo melanoleucos) swimming low in the water. Waikanae Estuary, Wellington, New Zealand, February.

Andrew Walmsley / Little pied cormorant / shag (Microcarbo melanoleucos) drying wings spread wide, Mareeba Tropical Savanna and Wetlands Reserve, Queensland, Australia, November

Steven David Miller / Little Pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) standing with an eel it has just caught, wildlife park in Far North Queensland. Australia (captive)

Steven David Miller / Little Pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) swimming with an eel it has just caught, wildlife park in Far North Queensland. Australia (captive)

Tom Marshall / Little pied cormorant / shag {Microcarbo melanoleucos} Adult calling on post. Ashley River Mouth, Canterbury, New Zealand, December.

Paul Hobson / Little Pied Cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos), South Australia

Steven David Miller / Little Pied Cormorant {Microcarbo melanoleucos} resting on branch, Mapleton, Queensland, Australia.

Doug Gimesy / Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) preening on intertidal rocks, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.

Doug Gimesy / Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) standing on intertidal rocks, feeding on fish, Port Philip Bay shoreline, Sandringham, Victoria, Australia.

Doug Gimesy / Little pied cormorant (Microcarbo melanoleucos) standing on intertidal rocks, feeding on fish prey, Port Philip Bay, Victoria, Australia.