Beautiful birds. Magnificent plumage: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2011/10/two-cormorants-and-duck.html?m=1
We have a gazillion of them around here to the point of being ubiquitous. They are (wrongfully imho) considered pests. Mind you I live half a block from one of the largest lakes in the world (Lake Ontario). Your experiences may differ. Just to show you how many we have around here, that black line above the swans is thousands and thousand of cormorants skimming just above the lake surface: http://knarfdummyblog.blogspot.ca/2010/08/five-swans-and-thousands-of-cormorants.html?m=1 They like to do that: fly in lines (not usually that many) just above the surface. Have no idea where they're going or why. They just do. As Bob W. said they seem to like pilings and rocks in the middle of lakes and ponds where they can catch some sun. One of the reasons I got excited with the two on the pier (above) is that they rarely rest that close to any place a human might ordinarily have access to. As to what to do with your single cormorant? Have no idea. Good luck with it though. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: "Underpaid N. Overpentaxed" <[email protected]> Sent: May 30, 2012 5/30/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: cormorant advice solicited Sighted my first ever cormorant this weekend and it seems to have taken up a spot close to where I live. I managed to get some shots with the DA*60-250 but they're all not quite tack sharp so I need to focus check that lens but also need to find that cormorant again in order to get a good shot and finally become a "full patch PDMLer" =) Therefore, I'll appreciate any advice from the experienced what kind of places a cormorant would choose as temporary residence, if any and also what their active hours are, etc. I have a whole weekend to try this so whatever you can throw my way will hopefully help me Cheers Ecke -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
