Smelt are running in the river....

....and that brings in more than the usual numbers of these guys.
Double Crested Cormorant

IMAGE LINK: https://flic.kr/p/nAUe​45

Nicely done Ian, except of course clipping the tail, lol! Do the Eagles get in on the action?

His feathers look like they were painted on Awesome shot Ian!

Oldjackssparrows wrote in post #16909693
Nicely done Ian, except of course clipping the tail, lol! Do the Eagles get in on the action?

Clipping the tail...haha Bret. No, the cormorants dive for the smelts, the eagles are more active in June when the gaspereaux run.....they are about 3 times the size of a smelt and literally fill the river for the month. At low tide the eagles just wade in and grab one or two at a time. That's what I'm really waiting for.

CMOats wrote in post #16909709
His feathers look like they were painted on Awesome shot Ian!

Thanks Cheryl....they aren't my favourite birds, but they do have cool patterns and looks if you can get close enough to see them. This shot was taken from my boat....happy to get it in the water for the season today!

Wow again, Ian. I can't imagine seeing such an astonishing array of birds as you do. Stunning.

Beautiful composition and capture Ian!
Some people think Cormorants are ugly, but that's because they haven't seen this image. BTW - Did you put in a request that the water color match the eye color?

Nice shot of a bird that I have never seen up close-usually I only see them 20-30 yards up and have about two seconds to verify whether they're a goose or cormorant during hunting season. Always wanted to see one close up.

Beautiful bird and a fantastic shot in nice light! Great job.

Nice catch Ian.

Awesome details.

grizzerbear wrote in post #16909746
Wow again, Ian. I can't imagine seeing such an astonishing array of birds as you do. Stunning.

Thanks Baryy. I am indeed fortunate in this area.

CamFan01 wrote in post #16909766
Beautiful composition and capture Ian!
Some people think Cormorants are ugly, but that's because they haven't seen this image. BTW - Did you put in a request that the water color match the eye color?

Ha, thanks Steve....that did work out nicely.

Shackleton wrote in post #16909778
Nice shot of a bird that I have never seen up close-usually I only see them 20-30 yards up and have about two seconds to verify whether they're a goose or cormorant during hunting season. Always wanted to see one close up.

I'm the same, they are usually gone by the time I'm close enough for a good shot. And this guy took off shortly after this shot was taken.

butterfly2937 wrote in post #16909846
Beautiful bird and a fantastic shot in nice light! Great job.

Thanks Carol. Interesting, as it was mid-day light, usually not that great. But what a nice day! It was our first 80F day of the year here.

2n10 wrote in post #16909992
Nice catch Ian.

Thanks John.

Peter2516 wrote in post #16910165
Awesome details.

Thank you Peter.