Help Me Identify This Bird!

[Scott Whaley]

I was at the lake this evening taking photos and saw this bird off in the distance on a tree limb. I am using my Sigma 150-600 MM sports lens along with my Canon 5D. I pulled it in as much as I could with the lens and then cropped it even further in LR after processing. I've not seen this kind of bird in the Knoxville area before. Does anyone know what it is?

 

[dxqcanada]

Hmm, looks like a juvie Cormorant ... just a guess from someone up north.

 

[Jeff15]

Cormorant.................

 

[Scott Whaley]

Thanks.

 

[RVT1K]

That was a good job spotting something unusual.
Don't they dive straight-down to catch fish?
Maybe scope this one out for a bit and get some action shots.

 

[weepete]

Yup, great cormorant.

They'll dive under the water and swim to catch fish. Quite often they can be found with their wings outstreched drying them off in the sun.

 

[zombiesniper]

Yup Juvenile Double Crested Cormorant from what I can see.