The cormorants

LaFoto · Jan 30, 2006

At the bottom of this meadow, in that tree in the near background, which is situated on the banks of our river, there are the cormorants (you can see tiny dots --- erm: edit: no, you can't, thanks to Photobucket ... might have to load this one into Picturetrail to get the size I want)

They let me walk up on them this close (full frame, no crop, at 200mm)...

... and they do look like cormorants to me now, too (seen up close by means of cropping this part out of the previous pic)

But, as with all birds around here, they don't like their picture taken:

So off they went. Bye-bye cormorants. I will try to sneak up on you again!!!

aprilraven · Jan 30, 2006

wow.... i would love to see cormorants in person..they look so cool...

great shots lafoto...!!

Raymond J Barlow · Jan 30, 2006

cool shots LaFoto! Its fun chasing birds!!

photo gal · Jan 30, 2006

I have this funny image in my mind of you literally chasing these birds Corinna! I myself have NO luck with bird shots and there are tons of them around here too! You did a good job here! : )

Chiller · Jan 30, 2006

REally dig the third shot. Has a "creepy" look to it.
I have gone bird chasing ...and I found that the more I chased the more they flew away. ONe time, I was chasing a cardinal..not the Vatican type, but the red one in a tree. As I ran, well quick walked, looking up, I did not see the large puddle of water. Ya kinda gotta look up and down at the same time.

terri · Jan 30, 2006

Chiller said:
REally dig the third shot. Has a "creepy" look to it.

I agree! This crop from the first shot makes it work - your placement here is excellent. :thumbup: Good eye.

Very strange, exotic looking birds!

LaFoto · Jan 31, 2006

:hugs: Thank you all :hugs:

I am surprised we are having them thus far inland. I had always thought cormorants to be birds that live on the COAST!

puzzle · Jan 31, 2006

I'm glad you found them and showed us - last time you showed us birds in a tree I thought they looked cormorant-shaped but wasn't sure. Now I know! Second shot (and third crop) are sweet

Oscar Mueller · Jan 31, 2006

Good job.Birds are always hard to capture,unless your name starts with an R or an A.We have commorants up around the Great lakes,especially Lake Superior.