These birds nest on the ground in shallow depressions that they meticulously clean and keep ringed with
white guano, or excrement.
Not exact matches
Among those, the nitrogen - and phosphorus - rich
guano produced by millions of seabirds (such as nesting cormorants, above) was so prized it went by the name «
white gold.»
Bird Watching from the Beach Just off Rodeo Beach, Bird Island's
white,
guano - covered crags are thronged with cormorants, gulls, and pelicans, which can be watched from shore.
The name «
White Cape» is derived from the encrusted
guano that covers the rocks.