More Cormorant shots

[Sharpy]

For you Guys who said how much they liked Cormorants.
No.1
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/sharp5/Cormorant-3.jpg
No.2
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/sharp5/Cormorant-4.jpg
No.3
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/sharp5/Cormorant-5.jpg
Hope you like 'em.
Regards Alan.

[apatchy]

Great shots alan, love the 2nd with the foamy water.

[Sindri Skulason]

Wow...amazing series. Excellent work. :-)

[Sharpy]

Many thanks Pete and Sindri - I'm getting rather fond of this bird myself!
Kind regards Alan.

[Roy C]

Very nice Alan - I can never get very close to the ones on my local river.

[Keith R]

Good stuff, Alan.

[dewmuw]

Love 'em the feather detail in the first is stunning.

[Reyno]

Very nicely captured Cormorants and number one being nicely posed with very good details is just outstanding. Well done Sharpy.

[BobOh]

Nice shots and, not to hi-jack the thread but does anyone know how much of a take-off run Cormorants (the ones with the orange on their faces) need to get out of the water? Reason I ask is, I saw one that was trapped in a carp trap on a Wisconsin lake. The carp trap was a fence in the water basically, up against the shore. The cormorant obviously wanted out. I wondered if he couldn't fly out because he needed a longer "runway" than was available. And he must have been too stupid to walk up onto the shore. Had to call a DNR/game warden person. I don't know what ultimately happened, but the bird was gone after a day or two.

[Miniflash]

Nice pics ..great series .

[Sharpy]

Nice shots and, not to hi-jack the thread but does anyone know how much of a take-off run Cormorants (the ones with the orange on their faces) need to get out of the water? Reason I ask is, I saw one that was trapped in a carp trap on a Wisconsin lake. The carp trap was a fence in the water basically, up against the shore. The cormorant obviously wanted out. I wondered if he couldn't fly out because he needed a longer "runway" than was available. And he must have been too stupid to walk up onto the shore. Had to call a DNR/game warden person. I don't know what ultimately happened, but the bird was gone after a day or two.


Bob in my limited experiance of Cormorants they can get into the air from a standing start - they usually do whenever I get within 220yds.;) I have seen them take a leisurely 'walk' across the water before takeoff aswell but the answer is yes then can get up from stationary, and in the water.
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i178/sharp5/Wingspread.jpg

Kind regards Alan.

[Stephen Stephen]

Nice series Alan. Thanks for sharing.

[BobOh]

Thanks for the reply Alan. In this case then, I don't know what was wrong with that bird.

[dancad]

#2 works best for me here. Love the action of the water.

[Alex Paul]

Great shots Alan:D :D.... Alex

[Anthony J Howe]

And I'm one who does love Cormorant shots Alan and these are not disappointing, good shots, well done.