Greylag goose gets goosed by a cormorant.

This was very nearly another boring post about cormorants. Sure, they were at the pond: four of them, swimming and posing as though they owned the place and I did get 'several' shots later in the day. This first sequence though is from the morning when the light was dire and I was shooting at ISO 3200.

The other recent avian arrivals (alongside the cormorants) are the greylags and I spotted one quietly paddling along, for once minding its own business. Just behind a cormorant closed in, diving under the surface just short of the goose.

Less than three seconds later…

Later the same day the cormorants were in a more relaxed frame of mind (no doubt having fed well during the morning).

This is just a cormorant equivalent of a yawn…

And as a closing note, a few short clips from the trail cam. It seems our badgers are back to regular visits. 🙂

Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens. Video from the Bushnell Trophy Cam HD.

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This Post Has 10 Comments

  1. derWandersmann

    8 Jan 2013

    That first sequence is a gas, Words! LOL … And the cormorant shots are good ones.
    The trailcam seems a touch better adjusted, doesn't it?

  2. Dudley

    8 Jan 2013

    😆

  3. serola

    8 Jan 2013

    Any way to get that trail cam a little higher from the ground and tilt it downwards to get more pleasing composition where the horizon is one third or less from top? 😀

  4. Words

    8 Jan 2013

    dW, thanks! I enjoyed that sequence with the goose. Not often you see them fleeing like that. 🙂
    Still playing with the trail cam, but the extra distance helps. Not much I can do if they come right up to it though.

  5. Words

    8 Jan 2013

    Andy :cheers:

  6. Words

    8 Jan 2013

    Sami, point taken. The rear of the cam is slightly different from the previous one so getting the angle right is a bit awkward. I've tried a slightly different set-up tonight, and if the mists clear I'll find out if it worked!

  7. serola

    9 Jan 2013

    Originally posted by Words:

    I've tried a slightly different set-up tonight, and if the mists clear I'll find out if it worked!

    Looking forward to see the results :wait:

  8. SittingFox

    9 Jan 2013

    Yawning on the no-fishing sign. Such an arrogant bird!

  9. derWandersmann

    9 Jan 2013

    One sees that sort of thing … oh, hither and yawn.

  10. Words

    13 Jan 2013

    Adele, I think arrogant is definitely the right word for them. 😉

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