Too many branches in the way

I was surprised that this white breasted cormorant chose this spot.

It was also bad for me as it was far away and difficult to focus.

[Dawn]

Well done then Diana

[Chris Cook]

Looks like you nailed it.

[Issi Bannerman]

Oh, its lovely!

[Casablanca]

Shame about the branches, but he is a beauty and you managed to capture him anyway

[Kathy A]

You still managed to get a great shot of him

[bkb in the city]

Great capture

[Beryl Lloyd]

-- but he managed to stretch his wings ! The branches add to the scene!

[Susan Wakely]

Great capture.

[Dione Giorgio]

Seems it has just had a bath. Beautiful capture and great focus.

[Valerie Chesney]

Very soggy but a beautiful capture..

[Brian]

Well captured from a distance.

[Wylie]

Is it a baby? It looks rather fluffy.

[winghong_ho]

Great shot.

[Christine Sztukowski]

Wonderful shot

[Mags]

Looks like pretty good focus to me! Well done.

[katy]

You did a wonderful job of focusing on him in my opinion. I think the branches add an extra level of interest in the unique composition.

[Allison Maltese]

Nonetheless, you managed a nicely detailed image of this roosting cormorant.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Wonderful capture.

[Bucktree]

Great job focusing, especially with all those twigs.

[Hazel]

I think it's a really great catch!

[Margaret Brown]

Supercapture

[KoalaGardens🐨]

story of my life! but still a great shot

[Judith Johnson]

Such a good shot considering the distance

[PhotoCrazy]

Nice capture!

[Carole Sandford]

Worked out well though!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Pyrrhula]

Great close up of the bird.
(Thanks. you too.)

[Heather]

A great shot nonetheless, Diana! (but I know what you mean about branches being in the way). Its open wings and your lovely bokeh make a great combo! Fav

[Ann H. LeFevre]

The focus looks good to me. It does make you wonder why he chose such a tightly branched area to fan out his wings!

[Islandgirl]

Oh wow what great focus!

[amyK]

Well done!

[Diana]

@Dawn @cdcook48 @jamibann @casablanca @kjarn @bkbinthecity @beryl @wakelys @sangwann @happysnaps @briaan @pusspup @wh2021 @365projectorgchristine @marlboromaam @grammyn @falcon11 @mittens @dkellogg @quietpurplehaze @craftymeg @koalagardens @busylady @photographycrazy @carole_sandford @elisasaeter @pyrrhula @365projectorgheatherb @olivetreeann @radiogirl @amyk Thanks for the lovely comments and fas, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@pusspup He just came out of the water and was soaking wet Wylie :-)

[Rick]

Still, got a great shot of it.

[Diana]

@rickster549 Thanks Rick :-)