{"id":15190,"date":"2013-11-19T23:34:31","date_gmt":"2013-11-19T23:34:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/?p=15190"},"modified":"2013-12-01T01:12:24","modified_gmt":"2013-12-01T01:12:24","slug":"cormorant-makes-a-splash-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/cormorant-makes-a-splash-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Cormorant Makes a Splash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re in the middle of a cold spell, but with it we have clear skies and beautiful morning light. The cormorant was once again at the pond, but for once not on his usual perch. I caught these as it made ready to take to the air.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138265.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138265-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Cormorant\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15191\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138265-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138265-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138265.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138270.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138270-600x399.jpg\" alt=\"Cormorant\" width=\"600\" height=\"399\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15192\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138270-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138270-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138270.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138273.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138273-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Cormorant\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138273-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138273-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/cormorant_1911138273.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>It was back at the pond at lunchtime. The light is much poorer at that time of day, and the cormorant wasn&#8217;t faring so well. It was set upon by a pair of mallards!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/duck_cormorant_1911138292.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/duck_cormorant_1911138292-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"Ducks attacking a cormorant\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/duck_cormorant_1911138292-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/duck_cormorant_1911138292-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/duck_cormorant_1911138292.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Things quietened down after that. The cormorant slid away and out of sight at the far side of the pond. I got back to the serious business of rat-watching. At first this one was quite cautious, but it did eventually brave the more open space at the edge of the pond.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138486.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138486-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"rat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15195\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138486-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138486-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138486.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138555.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138555-600x400.jpg\" alt=\"rat\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15196\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138555-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138555-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138555.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138694.jpg\" ><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138694-600x404.jpg\" alt=\"rat\" width=\"600\" height=\"404\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-15197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138694-600x404.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138694-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/11\/rat_1911138694.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Camera note: all photos taken with the Canon 7D and EF 100-400mm f\/4.5-5.6L USM IS lens.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We&#8217;re in the middle of a cold spell, but with it we have clear skies and beautiful morning light. The cormorant was once again at the pond, but for once not on his usual perch. I caught these as it made ready to take to the air. It was back at the pond at lunchtime. 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