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[Benjy]

Spotted this fellow this morning,look closely at mouth,looks like fishing line to me..............

[Shadowman]

More good ones.

[Barbara Ponder]

BELTERS!!!!Dosent sound as good with my Texas accent but great photos!

[Downrigger]

Nice images. Monofilament fishing line is a treacherous addition to the environment- especially the newer fluorocarbon products that degrade much more slowly than nylon. I hope this bird is not seriously entangled - or worse - has a lure in its gullet. If the second shot is the same bird, it looks as though it shed the line somehow. I hope that's the case.

[Benjy]

John,Barbara,Mark,thanks for nice comments and viewing,

[bnnrcn]

Very nice shots Bernard I hope the bird didn't get hurt.

[DEAN01]

Nice shots. +1 to Mark's comments about monofilament line.

[Benjy]

Binnur,Dean,thanks for nice comments and views...

[GBO25]

Great sharp shots but with the amount of line there is there I hope it didn't get more tangled in it. I guess we'll never know.

[Benjy]

Cheers Graham,I have phoned RSPB an they will see if they can do anything,doubt it though as bird will be difficult to catch,thanks for comment,I am not to sure what bird is doing with wings spread,I,ve seen this previously was wondering if it was drying feathers in breeze as it was just out of water...

[IzzieK]

Benjy...both very good images...I am very happy with your progress. I wish I can say this thing too to myself...Sometimes I am running out of juice. Now seeing your image inspires me to do better...

[Benjy]

Izzie,keep at it,these are two ok keepers for me,had lots of Bummers which were deleted.....

[IzzieK]

Izzie,keep at it,these are two ok keepers for me,had lots of Bummers which were deleted.....

Not going to Florida soon so I will have to wait till we do. Maybe the zoo has them. I will try my luck there...

[Brownbear]

Great shots, Bernard!

The 2nd image is my all time favourite of your bird image for the pose and the gorgeous detail in the Cormorant, all set off by a beautiful clear background with gorgeous blue water. A belter!

[Wavelength]

Nice captures

[JohnRostron]

I am not to sure what bird is doing with wings spread,I,ve seen this previously was wondering if it was drying feathers in breeze as it was just out of water...

There are two main ideas as to why cormorants spread their wings. The commonly accepted one is that they are drying them. But why do they get wet? The waterproofing on their feathers is less effective than that of other waterbirds. It means that the feathers become more compressed against the body, improving streamlining. The other idea is that it allows the bird to warm up in the sun's rays. This second idea may be more applicable to Anhingas, which also spread their wings.

There is a third theory: they are showing the other birds the size of the one that got away.

John

[Benjy]

Thanks all for views and comments....

[IzzieK]

Izzie,keep at it,these are two ok keepers for me,had lots of Bummers which were deleted.....

Benjy...I took some birdies shots today at the zoo...So far, not so many keepers...I am still trying to process a lot of them as I took 398 shots of many of them and binned so many trasher candidates. I will upload some maybe tomorrow...

[ied]

Great shot of an amazing bird. Beautiful detail and colours.

Irene