Cormorant on the River Thames (Cormorants in SE England are prone to this whitened head.
Canon R5 MkII + RF200-800mm
Oh, and … Dive!
How do you like that lens?
Heavy, sometimes hard to point in the right direction (both by weight and the obvious narrow angle of view), but the extra reach at 800mm is really nice. On a tripod in a bird hide it would be wonderful, but alas, I do my birding by wandering.
Great shots though, your effort paid off. I have a 200-600 that I feel the same way about.
There are a lot of birds who have a silly facial expression built in, but if there were a contest for that I think cormorants would be top contenders.
Their look always gives me the impression they think their shit doesn’t stink.
OC
It’s the green eyes that get me.
What a beautiful cormorant. Good shot!
I always felt sorry for them after reading Bill Bailey’s “Remarkable Guide to British Birds”, where he describes them as the unluckiest of birds … but for the reason, well, treat yourself to the book, it should amuse, and might even inform!
