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Jan 17, 2017

Hello Ros,

I have now paid the invoice, but I would like to write to you just to say a big THANK YOU for getting me the Penguin!

The ChatterMate Penguin became a nice memory for me when I was in New Zealand, and I am so greatful to you for arranging so that I could have it! :-)

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!!!

Regards,
Malin

Hi Ros,

Many thanks for your very kind email.  I really appreciate your prompt reply!

I appreciate your advice regarding the decorations and customs.  These are a gift for my daughter’s exchange student family so when she returns home on the weekend  I will show her and see if she loves them as much as I do!

Thanks so very much again - I am truly grateful for your kind assistance.

Kind Regards
Bernadette

Ros,

Thanks again for the great customer service. It's a refreshing change!

Best regards,
Trevor

Hey Roz,

Thank you for your emails. Just loved my first order. The cute little Aussie bush critters are going to be used for an office Christmas decoration. My colleagues also liked them and talked about making an order to your site. I'll send you a photo when completed.

I'll be ordering more to send to my daughter's host family in America.
Fabulous service from you.

Kind regards,
Michelle

Thankyou. Order arrived today. One very happy grandson with his new beastly binoculars.

Regards,
Irene

Black Faced Cormorant

Quick Facts

Length: 75 cm
Height: -
Weight: -
Colour: Black and white with a naked black face. Upper parts also black, underparts are white with a black m
Habitat: Coastal waters, large bays, deep inlets, rocky headlands and islands
Food: Small fish
Predators: -
Status: Vulnerable in VIC. Secure in WA, TAS & SA. Not Present in NSW, NT & QLD
Black Faced Cormorant
Black Faced Cormorant

The Black-faced Cormorant is a large pied (black and white) cormorant with a naked black face. The upper parts are also black, the underparts are white, with a black mark on each thigh. The bill is dark grey, and the eyes are blue-green. The legs and feet are black. This species is also called the Black-faced Shag (shags are strictly marine cormorants).

The similarly sized and coloured Pied Cormorant has a yellow-orange naked face and a paler, grey bill. The Little Pied Cormorant is smaller and has a yellow bill.

The Black-faced Cormorant is found along the southern coasts of mainland Australia and Tasmania, and is common in Bass Strait and in Spencer Gulf, South Australia.

Black-faced Cormorants frequent coastal waters and are found in flocks in large bays, deep inlets, rocky headlands and islands. They seldom visit beaches.

Black-faced Cormorants are sedentary.

Black-faced Cormorants feed on small fish, which they catch by diving from the surface. After fishing, they sit with wings outstretched, apparently to dry their non-waterproofed feathers.

The Black-faced Cormorant breeds throughout the year in large colonies on off-shore islands. The nest is always on the ground, usually of seaweed and grasses on bare rock.

Author: Rosalyn Plunkett
Last Updated: Thursday 9th January, 2014
References:
BirdLife Australia - www.birdlife.org.au

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