Apologies if you are bored with my cormorants - but it's not often I get the chance to 'shoot' them. They seem to me to be quite majestic. This one appears to have some twine attached to his feet.
That's very kind. It was doubly difficult becase of the angle of the sun, plus I had packed my bridge camera (with viewfinder) away for the journey home so just had my little Lumix to use. This one sat still for ages.
They are fascinating aren't they. I was once mesmerised in Asia, watching the fishermen use them to catch fish for them, trained and rewarded just like hunting dogs. Super shot.
That's very kind. It was doubly difficult becase of the angle of the sun, plus I had packed my bridge camera (with viewfinder) away for the journey home so just had my little Lumix to use. This one sat still for ages.
Not tagged, I think as it appears to be tangled up round his claws and don't think tagging would leave that length hanging down in corkscrews.
That's interesting and had not heard of it before. They must be very intelligent to be trained like that.