Great Cormorant Phalacrocorax carbo
This cormorant was drying his wings on Pirates Bay beach. He
was visible from quite a distance, resembling a miniature dragon. He was
nervous as I edged around him, but I think his wings were very soggy and he
didn’t want to take to the water unless I seemed really threatening. I believe he
was a juvenile (chest plumage), so maybe he just wasn’t very good at swimming,
got bedraggled, and needed a good sit down. These birds grow up to a metre in
length, and I think this chap was heading for that.
Nikon D7200, Nikkor
70-300mm@210mm.
1/1250s, f8, ISO 400.
1/1250s, f8, ISO 400.
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