Sometimes I have very comical experiences when I’m out and about with my camera.
1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 400
Canon 5DSR, Canon 200-400 L IS USM
I was photographing this cooperative Little Pied Cormorant when somewhere behind me I heard parents telling a child that the lady on the ground was photographing a penguin. It was so funny, and became even funnier when the more I looked at the cormorant the more I thought it looked like a penguin too!
It was a particularly beautiful cormorant, and I like the dappled background and the moonlike curve of the foreground.
1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 400
Canon 5DSR, Canon 200-400 L IS USM
And then it held its wings in a strange way as if to say, ‘So you think these wings look like flippers!’
I’ve always had a soft spot for Little Pied Cormorants. I think they look quite cute, and seeing this one showing off it beautiful wings and its fluffy drawers confirmed my admiration.
1/1600, f/6.3, ISO 400
Canon 5DSR, Canon 200-400 L IS USM
If it had flown away the parents would have realised it wasn’t a penguin, but instead it started diving and virtually each time it resurfaced it had found an unlucky yabby.
Happy birding, Kim
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This “penguin” is sensation Kim!!
I’m rather fond of it too Tess!
We had Little Pied Cormorants nest and breed next to our house dam . Cute little birds that became quite used to us . The dam was creek fed and the cormorants helped keep the carp under control .
That would be fantastic Paul. I can imagine spending all day just watching them go about their business.
Very nice capture!Lovely bird!
Thanks heaps Paul, I’m super fond of this species too.
Crazily beautiful!
It was a crazily beautiful day too!
Grinning. And love the image of the lady on the ground, no doubt having trouble staying still as she tried hard not to laugh.
And a truly beautiful little bird. And a mighty hunter too.
It was pretty funny EC! I definitely have a soft spot for these little cormorants, super cute ‘penguins’.
Beaut shots of a little beauty at work!
Thanks Neville. I think they’re a beautiful species too and it had a nice balance of resting and working that was lovely to watch and to photograph.