Sunday, 15 May 2011

Phalacrocorax


Phalacrocorax, originally uploaded by julian sawyer.


The name is just as prehistoric as the bird! Plenty of Shags around this morning, flying to and from the cliffs but this one decided to sit for a while.
It was difficult to get the feather detail on the wings without overblowing the pale rocks.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

Very interesting bird and great shot!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

Quiet but never silent.

I missed the Sun this morning, not because I was late but because the early wander was done and dusted by the time the clouds cleared. When...