A serene Great Cormorant
A Great Cormorant resting by a seawall at low tide
Canon EOS R5 Mk II with a Canon RF 100-500mm f/4.5-7.1 L IS USM Zoom [ISO 400, 233mm, f/8.0 and 1/500])
I normally find it difficult to approach near to Great Cormorants ((Phalacrocorax carbo)), they tend to fly off. However, I found this one at Narooma that was between a seawall on the left of the photo and a moored boat, out of frame on the right. When I stepped onto the narrow shoreline, the bird regarded me briefly but stayed put. It even relaxed again and did not mind my close proximity to it. I was then able to position my camera low to shoot across the top of the water, an effect I really like. This is Australia’s largest cormorant species and one of the largest in the world. It also the most widely distributed cormorant species in the world, being found on most continents except Antartica. It is at home in both fresh and salt water, making it a very adaptable bird.
