Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Cormorants/Wild Bird

 Double-crested cormorant

This afternoon, driving home from an emergency visit to a sick  relative in Upstate New York, my husband and  spied these cormorants in a tree next to the harbour in Hamilton, Ontario. Truth be told, it's amazingly easy to take photos of cormorants there.



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37 comments:

  1. TexWisGirlAugust 21, 2012 at 5:27 PM

    these are great shots. i hope your relative will be okay...

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  2. Paul in Powell RiverAugust 21, 2012 at 5:31 PM

    They're a nice bird, but I think you mean Double-crested Cormorant.

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  3. eileeninmdAugust 21, 2012 at 5:44 PM

    Great shot of the cormorant. I hope all is well with your relative. Thanks for sharing, have a great day.

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  4. renae August 21, 2012 at 5:49 PM

    My goodness - that is a different looking guy. no offense. great capture!!!

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  5. Rambling WoodsAugust 21, 2012 at 5:55 PM

    Oh great catch..I have only see one once..love their feet...Michelle

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  6. Maude LynnAugust 21, 2012 at 5:58 PM

    Fantastic shots!

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  7. ViolaAugust 21, 2012 at 6:12 PM

    Wonderful to see! Glad you stopped the car! :) And I can see it's having great feet! =)

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  8. mickAugust 21, 2012 at 6:16 PM

    Nice photos of the Cormorant. I wonder if the ones you have over there have beautiful blue eyes like ours here.

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  9. LONDONLULUAugust 21, 2012 at 6:24 PM

    I hope your relative is OK - these are both terrific, I love seeing cormorants in action (though *definitely* not easy for me to get a great capture :)

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  10. Heidrun Khokhar, KleinsteMotteAugust 21, 2012 at 6:29 PM

    Now I need a lesson on birds. I know very little yet they live so close by.

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  11. AndyAugust 21, 2012 at 7:37 PM

    It might have been easy to photograph them but it took some skill to get the photos that you did.

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  12. EG CameraGirlAugust 21, 2012 at 7:40 PM

    Paul,
    Thanks! WHAT was I thinking??? :))

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  13. LindaAugust 21, 2012 at 7:51 PM

    Great shots of the cormorant. All my photos of them are when they are perched on rocks in the water.

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  14. MichelleAugust 21, 2012 at 9:33 PM

    Great photos of this bird!

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  15. Grandma Barb's This and ThatAugust 21, 2012 at 9:41 PM

    Great photos of the cormorant. I really like the second one. Great details of his feathers.

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  16. Gillian OlsonAugust 21, 2012 at 10:58 PM

    Great pictures.

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  17. RandyAugust 21, 2012 at 11:30 PM

    I see he has webbed feet.

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  18. StephanieAugust 21, 2012 at 11:52 PM

    nice looking bird!

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  19. Brian KingAugust 22, 2012 at 12:51 AM

    Beautiful photos! I like the second one. That's a great perch!

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  20. RohrerbotAugust 22, 2012 at 1:12 AM

    Wonderful shots up close. Love cormorants. They pose so nice:) Keep them coming:)

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  21. Vores haveAugust 22, 2012 at 1:39 AM

    Nice pictures you show.
    Wish you a good day :)

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  22. LowellAugust 22, 2012 at 6:09 AM

    What's the difference between a cormorant and an anhinga? We have both here but they look the same to me.

    Nice shots. That ol' zoom lens is working well!

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  23. Chrissy BrandAugust 22, 2012 at 6:19 AM

    Impressive bird and photos.

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  24. A Colorful WorldAugust 22, 2012 at 6:52 AM

    Such lovely birds! Great photos! Sure hope your relative is doing better.

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  25. RoanAugust 22, 2012 at 7:24 AM

    Beautiful shots! There are cormorants listed in my Birds of Illinois book, but I have never seen one. Hopefully I will one day, when my camera is in hand, of course.

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  26. Mary Howell CromerAugust 22, 2012 at 8:23 AM

    Oh these are great.
    I photographed one from afar this past spring, and wished I could get as close as you have;')~

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  27. Andrea @ From The SolAugust 22, 2012 at 9:05 AM

    Hope your emergency had a good ending ... I love the Cormorants. They are so awkward out of water and so impressive in the water. Great pictures, as usual.

    Andrea @ FRom the Sol

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  28. AnonymousAugust 22, 2012 at 9:31 AM

    Cormorants are one of my favorite birds to capture with my camera...their eyes are beautiful jewels and they can often be found just sitting on rocks or branches drying out their wings. Great shots.

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  29. MadSnapperAugust 22, 2012 at 10:19 AM

    wonderful shots of them, i think they are a little brighter in color than ours here.

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  30. LarryAugust 22, 2012 at 1:42 PM

    Great shots of the Double-crested Cormorant Camera Girl! Love that second photo showing those big feet!

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  31. GeorgeAugust 22, 2012 at 1:58 PM

    It may have been easy to get pictures of cormorants in Hamilton, but you got some great ones.

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  32. John "By Stargoose And Hanglands"August 22, 2012 at 3:40 PM

    Fishermen are not fond of cormorants but I kinda like their prehistoric appearance, captured so well in your photos.

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  33. RobynAugust 22, 2012 at 4:39 PM

    We saw some cormorants in North York a couple of weeks ago! Always surprising to see "nature" in the city. We also saw kingfishers or some such thing (there was a birder who randomly chose us to explain this to, or I wouldn't have known).

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  34. SusanAugust 22, 2012 at 11:10 PM

    I have never seen a Cormorant. What an interesting bird.

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  35. missmeggyAugust 23, 2012 at 3:19 PM

    I've never seen a cormorant before.it seems like this bird looks truly wonderful!I sooooooo love the 2nd photo!

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  36. i stora dragAugust 23, 2012 at 4:25 PM

    Very nice photos of the cormorant!
    We have it here in Sweden too, but it's not so popular because of its droppings that kills the trees they are sitting in.
    Greetings Pia

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  37. RoseAugust 29, 2012 at 10:34 AM

    Looks like they were paid to pose for you.

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