Double-crested cormorants over Monterey Bay, California, United States (© Hiroya Minakuchi/Minden Pictures)

Today's image has a little airborne drama: double-crested cormorants are cruising above the waves of Monterey Bay, California, United States. Widespread across North America, these adaptable seabirds may migrate or remain year-round, depending on the population. Along California's coast, bays, wetlands and estuaries provide important habitat for birds travelling the Pacific Flyway.