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21-NOV-2018

Cormorant capades: Racing ahead (1/4)

One of a series of shots of a cormorant that dove into the water and resurfaced, over and over, and finally started to dry his wings off. I don’t know if he caught anything, but it was quite a display.

Best to view in "Original" because other versions resized by Pbase are decidedly unsharp.

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After Tim spotted a great blue heron in an artificial lake on the National Mall the other day, we went down there on Wednesday armed with cameras to try to find him again. Not only did we find the heron, but also several cormorants and countless geese and ducks. It was pretty amazing to see the heron and cormorants on the mall as there aren’t any large fish in the water, but they seemed to make do with hunting tiny prey.

The gaggle, posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/800s f/4.0 at 155.4mm iso160 full exif

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Marwan Habib28-Nov-2018 21:47
They are interesting to watch when they fly, dive in the water, come back to the surface and fly again.
I remember once doing a sightseeing in a boat and I spent more time looking at the comorant rather than the shore.
carabias27-Nov-2018 13:43
He seems very young, he has trouble getting off the water! Very good catch, Helen! V
Nick Paoni27-Nov-2018 13:33
Cool shot. Love the action.
Blandine Mangin27-Nov-2018 12:26
superb capture ! v
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal27-Nov-2018 12:21
A beautiful well captured action image. V
Tom LeRoy27-Nov-2018 11:07
Lots of fun to see and photograph the neat diving sequence of this cormorant. V
marie-jose wolff27-Nov-2018 10:14
great shot of these cormorants in action! V
Chris Morton27-Nov-2018 08:10
wonderful how the blue eye comes through so beautifully through the shake-up
joseantonio27-Nov-2018 05:12
a nice time for a bath....V.
Nirvan Hope27-Nov-2018 04:40
Action! Look forward to the rest in the series.
larose forest photos27-Nov-2018 02:38
You really caught this action so well! The cormorant looks like it is on a race! V
Claude Gagnon27-Nov-2018 02:24
Wow, great action here! Nice catch Helen :))
Range View 27-Nov-2018 02:09
Now that's a great action shot Helen.
David.
janescottcumming27-Nov-2018 01:20
A great shake he is having here! V
globalgadabout27-Nov-2018 01:13
strong sense of dynamism here...
Jean D27-Nov-2018 00:59
Great shot ands probably enjoying bath time between meals ~V.
Jim Coffman26-Nov-2018 23:54
Great capture of bath time, Helen!
PauloCGama26-Nov-2018 23:51
Great!! One can really feel the motion. !! v