at the bottom of a steep road there is lake access at Brightwaters Park, so I decided to go on down and see what there was to see; I might get lucky
there was just one lone Little Pied Cormorant out there, and looking not so pristine
Twenty kilometres further around the lake at Wangi-Wangi, I spotted another, Little Pied Cormorant. It was middle of the day, and the sun was hot.
Those webbed feet look quite awkward for perching like this, but maybe they have even more stability?
Great shots, and hoping to see some of these very soon on my upcoming trip to the Texas coast. Can hardly wait for this! The bottom shot here looks like a baby???? A rather BIG baby though
ReplyDeleteWonderful pictures of the birds.
ReplyDeleteNice to watch the coastal views.
Thank you for sharing.
Have a nice Sunday :)
Good Morning Carole. This is a lovely little bird and great shots of him. Yes I agree with Jeanne when she say the last shots looks like a BIG baby!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant shots on the Little Pied Cormorant.
ReplyDeleteHi Carole,
ReplyDeleteBeautiful photos of the Little Pied Cormorant.
Perfect sharpness, compliments.
Photo 5 and 5 are my favorite.
Carole, pretty view of the water and Little Pied Cormorant. Beautiful photos, have a happy day!
ReplyDeletelove the fluffy chest area ... so cute!! what a cutie. ( :
ReplyDeleteAs far as I know all cormorants breed in trees so their webbed feet must serve them well for perching purposes.
ReplyDeletei just love your b&w birds. :)
ReplyDeleteHi Carole. Excellent shots of this bird. I have never seen one of these. Have a great Sunday!
ReplyDeleteGreat shots Carol!!What a beautiful bird!!Wonderful pictures!!Wish you a happy week!!
ReplyDeleteDimi..
The baby is a pretty little fellow.
ReplyDeleteMerle........
I'm thinking they just need to take a dip in the lake!!!
ReplyDeleteHugs,
Jan
Nice looking birds - even if they often do seem to being having bad hair days!
ReplyDeleteCheers - Stewart M - Melbourne
I think the pied cormorant is a good deal better looking than our North American double-crested variety. ;))
ReplyDeleteGreat shots of the pied cormorant !
ReplyDeleteThis young cormorant is so cute. I like this white feathers. Great !
ReplyDeleteThe cormorants we see are bigger and uglier, but they have the same kind of feet --I agree they do look awkward!
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful blog and your photos are fantastic!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful and bright images.
They seem to be forever preening when I photograph them. Love that last shot!
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