Flightless Cormorants may not be able to fly, but they are equally at home on and land and at sea. We found three of them having a vigorous debate about an upcoming wedding, and I made this image just as a third party joined the pair in the preceding picture and gave them a piece of his mind. It is all part of a mating ritual that can often involve two males and a female. This three-way relationship will sometimes even continue after the female breeds and produce offspring. She may leave the nest and mate again with another male, while the first male can feed and look after the young for up to nine more months. The evening light in this image warms the scene, and offers a glimpse of Fernandina's volcanic environment