Tuesday, February 23, 2016

Take-Off

Cormorant, Porto Mediceo, Livorno
A not-so-sharp shot of a cormorant inside the Porto Mediceo.

See also: Miramare - The Cormorant - Cormorants on the Fortress - Cormorants
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11 comments:

  1. Just needs a little encouragement.

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  2. A critical moment and it doesn't look easy!

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  3. Seems not so easy to take off !

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  4. Such interesting birds. I love the way the stand around holding their wings out.

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  5. These are cousins to our anhingas. Great fun to watch as they dive down, come up and fly over the water!

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  6. No doubt trying to get somewhere to dry its wings... Cool shot!

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  7. They are not the best flyers. I am always intriqued by cormorants, we see them here as well.

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