Guy Edwardes / Reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) perched on termite mound, Khwai, Botswana.

Ann & Steve Toon / Reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) flying from water with fish, Chobe river, Botswana.

Guy Edwardes / Reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) drying wings whilst perched in tree, Khwai, Botswana.

Kim Taylor / Long-tailed cormorant (Phalcrocorax africanus) on Red Mangrove (Rhizophora mangle). Gambia, Africa

Tony Heald / Reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) juvenile with fish prey, Chobe National Park Botswana November 2016

David Pattyn / Great egret (Ardea alba) and two Reed cormorants (Microcarbo africanus) perched in a tree, Gambia Africa, May.

Neil Aldridge / Reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) flying low over wetlands, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Neil Aldridge / Reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) flying low over wetlands, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Johannesburg, South Africa.

Bruno D'Amicis / Reed cormorant (Micorcarbo africanus) on shore, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve, Ethiopia.

Bruno D'Amicis / Reed cormorant (Microcarbo africanus) on bank of Blue Nile river. Bahir Dar, Lake Tana Biosphere Reserve. Ethiopia.

Richard Du Toit / Reed cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) portrait, rear view, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Province, South Africa, July.

Richard Du Toit / Reed Cormorant (Phalacrocorax africanus) drying wings, Marievale Bird Sanctuary, Gauteng Province, South Africa, August.