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Air drying....

Cormorant
Scientific name: Phalacrocorax carbo

The cormorant is an excellent fisher. It is most easily spotted when it is perched, stretching its wings out in the sun to dry after a dive. The UK holds internationally important wintering numbers of cormorant.
Cormorants are large, black waterbirds. They feed on fish, which they catch with their long, hook-tipped bills while swimming underwater. Cormorants nest on low cliffs around the coasts, or in colonies in trees on lakes and flooded gravel pits. Cormorants can often be spotted perched on a rock or bank with their wings held out. In this stance, they are able to dry their feathers off which are not waterproof.

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Taken on: May 10, 2024
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Camera: Nikon D500, f/10.0, 1/1250 sec, 550mm (=825mm), ISO 1600 (more info) (hide info)
Camera: Nikon D500
Aperture: f/10.0
Exposure Time: 0.001 sec (1/1250)
Focal Length: 550mm (35mm equivalent: 825mm)
ISO: 1600
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: No Flash
Exposure Program: Aperture-priority AE
Exposure Mode: Auto
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
White Balance: Auto
Gain Control: Low gain up
Color Space: sRGB
Software: Ver.1.31
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