Little Shag

Little shag eating a crayfish

Little shag eating a crayfish 2

Little shag eating a crayfish 3

Little shag drying itself out

Little shag about to take off

Little shag taking off

Little shag sat out in the lake

Little shag looking out to sea

Little shag watching around

Little shag resting on a rock

Little shag stretching its beak

Little shag looking out over the water

Little shag stetching its beak before going diving

Scientific name: Phalacrocorax melanoleucos
Common names: white-throated shag, little pied shag, little cormorant, kawau paka, little pied cormorant
Order: Pelecaniformes
Family: Phalacrocoracidae
New Zealand status: Native