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21-NOV-2018

Classic

One of my favorite cormorant captures with that classic wing-drying pose.

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.

Grand Central Terminal, New York City (1871), posted earlier:

Sony RX10 IV
1/1000s f/4.0 at 75.8mm iso320 full exif

other sizes: small medium large original auto
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Jean D15-Sep-2022 03:54
Beautiful capture with fine detail. ~V
Bill Klein17-Aug-2022 21:49
Fantastic capture, Helen! Love it! VVV!
janescottcumming06-Dec-2018 14:23
Looks like he is showing off his wings to the other birds. The color of the water is great. V
Range View 06-Dec-2018 00:02
This is a fantastic capture of the wingspread Helen the detail is excellent. V
Barbara
Blandine Mangin05-Dec-2018 16:14
superb capture ! v
Tom Munson05-Dec-2018 16:10
What a great capture of the Cormorant drying his wings.
Claude Gagnon05-Dec-2018 15:12
You're right, really a beautiful shot Helen :)) V
Patricia Kay05-Dec-2018 14:16
Absolutely love this Helen...wonderful capture....BV
Jeff Real05-Dec-2018 13:45
Such perfect timing and the details are fantastic!
V
danad05-Dec-2018 11:26
Great with the brown reflections. V.
Range View 05-Dec-2018 11:09
A fine capture in wonderful detail Helen.
David.
Stephanie05-Dec-2018 10:37
Excellent capture of this cormorant Helen! V
How are you liking the new camera?
Ton, Ben & Rob Nagtegaal05-Dec-2018 10:33
Beautiful feather detail, great shot!! V
marie-jose wolff05-Dec-2018 10:16
very impressive wing span! V
Milan Vogrin05-Dec-2018 10:02
Very nice catch. V
Ika Zinka Eferl05-Dec-2018 09:33
Beautiful light and well exposed image, terrific feather detail. V
John Reynolds LRPS05-Dec-2018 08:45
Excellent detail of the 'drying wings' manoeuvre!
Nirvan Hope05-Dec-2018 06:34
Excellent showing of the wings spread. I can never get close enough.
Dave Berry05-Dec-2018 05:37
That is a classic. I saw them doing that in Florida a few years back. Fantastic, sharp photo, Helen. V
joseantonio05-Dec-2018 05:15
those wings really look large.V.
Ed Peterson05-Dec-2018 05:11
Nice! v
globalgadabout05-Dec-2018 02:54
well caught...impressive the feather detail you caught..
Gill Kopy05-Dec-2018 01:59
Love this shot Helen - the cormorant looks like it's showing off to the geese - cool colours too V
Julie Oldfield05-Dec-2018 01:04
What a fabulous capture! The bird’s wing span is impressive. V
Jim Coffman05-Dec-2018 00:08
Another very nice wildlife capture, Helen...