Cormorant - Phalacrocorax carbo
Canon 400mm f7.1 for 1/400th @ iso400
There is a sizable roost of Cormorants at Moore Nature Reserve - they initially arrived in small numbers now the number of birds can be in excess of thirty the trees now stained white by the birds.
Occasionally the birds sit on this long dead tree to preen or dry their wings before joining the main roost in the evening. They rarely fish the lake these days and simply take off from the taller trees circle the lake a couple of times to gain both height and speed before departing to fish elsewhere.
More wildlife from Moore Nature Reserve here
There is a sizable roost of Cormorants at Moore Nature Reserve - they initially arrived in small numbers now the number of birds can be in excess of thirty the trees now stained white by the birds.
Occasionally the birds sit on this long dead tree to preen or dry their wings before joining the main roost in the evening. They rarely fish the lake these days and simply take off from the taller trees circle the lake a couple of times to gain both height and speed before departing to fish elsewhere.
More wildlife from Moore Nature Reserve here