These are Brandt's Cormorant in mating colours - bright blue throat skin and white tufts of feathers on the head and lower back.

Camera:	Nikon D2x
Date:	Monday, May 19th, 2008 at 8:04 PM
Exposure:	1/40 sec at f4.0
ISO:	400 asa
Lens:	80-200mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom-Nikkor at 185mm (equivalent field of view of a 277.5mm lens on a 35mm camera)
Scientific Name:	species related to Phalacrocorax penicillatus (Brandt's Cormorant)
Tag:	bird, colony
Larger Image:	2000 x 1328
Raw Image:	4288 x 2848