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Tuesday, 15 March 2011

Cormorant

I watched this guy in the center of Dublin. He seemed to enjoy the sun and then flew away
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23 comments:

Martha Z said...

I enjoy watching these birds drying their wings.

Unknown said...

We don't have cormants Joo, but they are beauties. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

theconstantwalker said...

I also love to see them enjoying the sunshine and drying out. A great bird to see.

Lowell said...

What a delightful series. We have lots of these birds here in Florida. It's fun to just sit and watch them play in the water.

By the way, the dog in the Colorado photo is our Golden, Haley (or as we call her, Pookie!)...

NatureFootstep said...

cormorants are the love/hate birds. But I think they are quite nice. And beautiful in spring.

eileeninmd said...

I like watching the cormorants, they are amazing swimmers. Great shots.

Bob Bushell said...

They are beautiful, it's brilliant to be close to him/her.

FAB said...

Hi joo. I see one or two most days happily perched and wing drying if the sun is out!

Sondra said...

ITs a great bird to watch---I think they are very intelligent too!

Pat said...

Great series of Cormorant shots!

mick said...

Nice photos. Cormorants are always interesting to watch.

magiceye said...

fun captures

Fotokarusellen said...

What a great bird. Beautiful shots!

Springman said...

Nice shots Joo! Cormorants are fun to watch and photograph. ;-)WBW

Anonymous said...

I've never seen one of those before! Great action shot!
:)

Unknown said...

Here in my land abound cormorants feeding on the estuary of the many fish they catch under water.
Unlike most waterfowl, its feathers are not completely waterproof, so when wet, they increase d Epes allowing them to sink deeper and dive with ease. Once on the ground, spread their wings to dry.
Greetings .-

Cildemer said...

Lovely shots!

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Happy day, Joo****

Unknown said...

Love watching these birds especially when they spread their wings to warm themselves under the sun. I recently discover a big colony right in Lisbon! :-)

Cezar and Léia said...

Perfect sequence of shots, the last one is breathtaking!
I would like to know how to take pictures of birds.I'm always trying and the result is not so good.Maybe I need another camera! :)
Thanks for sharing!
Léia

Unknown said...

Give Ira our very best and let us know soonest. Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Larry said...

These are great shots Joo. I love cormorants. The Double-crested Cormorants we have here possess incredible sky blue eyes.

Unknown said...

Great news about Ira!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

EG CameraGirl said...

We have double-breasted cormorants that breed between the two Great Lakes, Ontario and Erie. But yours look a bit different from the ones we have here.