This is the second part of our visit to Chichester. As I hinted last night, the outstanding moments of the trip were provided by the cormorants which inhabit the marina. A number of them were sitting out on a jetty on the south side of the marina.
And in any group, there's always one who wants to take the higher ground, to show off and generally try to steal the scene…
Others are more content to drift with the tide, to float serenely along the calm waters of life…
Some choose to tell stories about the one that got away: "It was this big, I'm telling you."
And some are foolish enough to believe the storyteller…
And to bow their head in admiration…
And all the while the children sit quietly, and listen…
Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 40D and EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.
Dudley
29 Dec 2009Some excellent shots! :yes:
Flying Red Fox Blog
30 Dec 2009Lovelly photos. 😀 They have quite a big wingspan.
Words
30 Dec 2009Mark, thanks. They certainly do have a big wing span. It was great fun watching them, though it was quite cold and breezy out there most of the time.
Words
30 Dec 2009Andy, thanks!
cakkleberrylane
30 Dec 2009Excellent shots and an awesome story!! Enjoyed that very much!!
gdare
30 Dec 2009The one telling fishing stories 😆
"It`s eye was that big…" 😆
SittingFox
30 Dec 2009Great! :yes:
The second photo is just about perfect and funny story, too 😆
Ukwildlife
30 Dec 2009Excellent. I rather like cormorants, even though their not the local fishermens favourite birds!
Words
31 Dec 2009Lois, thanks. I had fun taking those shots. It's not often I have such cooperative subjects.
Words
31 Dec 2009Adele, thanks. I have countless shots of that one perched alone (the second shot), doing everything from stretching to preening, and … er… relieving itself. It didn't move off that spot for over an hour.
Words
31 Dec 2009Neil, yes anglers tend not to like cormorants (I've no idea why :whistle: ) But they're great to watch, especially when you get a little mob together like that.
Words
31 Dec 2009Darko, we have an old saying here about the 'one that got away'. All fishermen tell the story, and they always spread their arms as wide as they can and say 'it really was this big'. 😀
gdare
31 Dec 2009The same here, Words 😀
Words
1 Jan 2010Erwin, thanks! It's nice when they make it easy like that.
Words
1 Jan 2010Darko, LOL! I get it 😀
Wulpen
19 Oct 2012Excellent shots