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21-JAN-2018

The elusive cormorant

We took a drive down the George Washington Parkway, which runs along the Potomac River to Mount Vernon (Washington’s plantation), thinking maybe we could find some birds to practice photographing.

This double-crested cormorant (thanks to Tom Munson for the ID) was a very elusive subject and obviously didn’t want to pose for a picture, but he or she was so pretty, especially with that blue eye, that I just had to post something (greatly cropped).

Washington State’s Marcus Whitman, posted earlier:

Nikon D810 ,Nikon AF-S NIKKOR 80-400mm f/4.5-5.6G ED VR
1/500s f/8.0 at 400.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time21-Jan-2018 15:35:00
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D810
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length400 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias-0.33
White Balance
Metering Mode
JPEG Quality
Exposure Program
Focus Distance

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Lamar Nix26-Feb-2018 15:24
Nice capture with the characteristic head high neck position during swimming! The cormorants are a "different breed of cat" in the bird world. I have often seen them in the company of fellow cormorants, but never close to another species. They tend to be secretive and obsessively cautious. V
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal23-Jan-2018 08:43
Fantastic shot of this Cormorant, love the reflection.
Nirvan Hope23-Jan-2018 03:49
I love cormorants - You did a great job with this - pretty soon you'll be getting a shot of one with its wings spread out to dry!
Gill Kopy23-Jan-2018 02:17
How beautiful - the light is so lovely ! V
Julie Oldfield23-Jan-2018 01:46
I like the silkiness of the water. Very lovely and peaceful. V
Chris Morton22-Jan-2018 20:50
pretty good again, at least with a D810 you have something to crop
joseantonio22-Jan-2018 20:46
beautiful capture of this lovely cormorant.V.
Ton T.22-Jan-2018 20:40
A beauty Helen! Fine image V
Colin Storey22-Jan-2018 20:33
Nice image of it with the light and reflections.
Nick Paoni22-Jan-2018 20:11
Don't you just love the green eyes.
Mairéad22-Jan-2018 19:40
A nice find. Bird photography requires lots of patience and really expensive zoom lenses!
Jim Coffman22-Jan-2018 18:36
Great image of this cormorant.. They can be very elusive indeed!!