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A Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) swims across water, with the strongly sunlit cloud of bubbles left by another, diving, shag behind it, Zealandia, Wellington, North Island, New Zealand
Three Pied Shags (Phalacrocorax varius varius) roost on a dead branch overhanging the water, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Nesting colony of Pied Shags (Phalacrocorax varius varius) in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Small nesting colony of Pied Shags (Phalacrocorax varius varius) in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) preens while its mate sits on the nest in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Juvenile Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Juvenile Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching in a tree, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching on a dead, washed-up tree embedded in the wind-blown swirling sands of Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching on a dead, washed-up tree, Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching on a dead, washed-up tree, Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching in a dead, washed-up tree, Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Silhouetted Pied Shag (Phalacrocorax varius varius) perching in a dead, washed-up tree, Farewell Spit, Golden Bay, South Island, New Zealand
Spotted Shag (Blue Shag) (Stictocarbo punctatus), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Spotted Shag (Blue Shag) (Stictocarbo punctatus), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Spotted Shag (Blue Shag) (Stictocarbo punctatus), Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Mixture of adult and juvenile Spotted Shags (Blue Shags) (Stictocarbo punctatus) standing on a fish cage, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Spotted Shag (Blue Shag) (Stictocarbo punctatus) walking on a fish cage, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Spotted Shags (Blue Shags) (Stictocarbo punctatus) nesting on a cliff, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Spotted Shags (Blue Shags) (Stictocarbo punctatus) nesting on a cliff, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Pied morph of Stewart Island Shag (Foveaux Shag, Stewart Cormorant, Bronze Shag) (Leucocarbo chalconotus) (right) with Spotted Shag (Blue Shag) (Stictocarbo punctatus) (left), standing on a floating fish cage, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand
Single (larger) pied morph of Stewart Island Shag (Leucocarbo chalconotus) with Spotted Shags (Stictocarbo punctatus), standing on a floating fish cage, Stewart/Rakiura & Ulva Islands, South Island, New Zealand