"One Fish Too Many" by tommorules

Photography • Sea/Undersea • posted on Mar 14, 2015

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I saw this fellow from a distance, about 20 minutes before my recent post "Budle Bay". He was giving all the signs of having a bad case of hiccups, and wasn't remotely interested in me. I got this shot with a 24-105mm lens @67mm from about 10 feet away. I guess he'd eaten a bit more than he should & didn't feel inclined (or able?) to fly away. I've never got this close to a cormorant before, or since; an unpleasant moment for him, but a magical one for me! Thanks for looking & have a great weekend... ~Steve~

Comments (14)

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Adobe_One_Kenobi

1:55PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Very unapproachable birds, glad you got close with your 24-105. They always tend to steer clear of us, except the Chinese who use them for fishing:) Great shot!

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jayfar

1:57PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

This is a fantastic shot with the spray in the background Steve.

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durleybeachbum

2:09PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Marvellous! It looks extremely uncomfortable!

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photosynthesis

2:15PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Agree with Jeff - great shot of the cormorant & the spray of water is icing on the cake...

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aksirp

2:27PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

perhaps it was a rat? :-) I know them and fisher men hate him... they eat pretty much...not easy to catch with cam, I tried if several times in flight... but with a hiccup... superb capture!

aksirp

2:28PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

...great with zoom btw!

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Gabrielsdream

2:49PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Excellent capture, love the iridescent gloss on the feathers and your timing re the spray! Wonderful!

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Gammacrucis

3:24PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Shining colours and perfect pow! Thanks about my photo and humankind.... I think the same....LOL!!!!

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Hendesse

3:53PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Excellent shot, perfect in every way!

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jeroni

7:53PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Fanstastic photo.

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giulband

11:52PM | Sat, 14 March 2015

Very wonderful capture !!!!!!!!!

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kgb224

8:47AM | Sun, 15 March 2015

Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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MrsRatbag

4:39PM | Sun, 15 March 2015

A stunner of a shot; maybe he thought he was hallucinating you ("that's the last time I'll have that many fish. Boy, the things I saw!") Love the detail in everything, beautifully captured!

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