{"id":2015,"date":"2011-08-09T22:08:24","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T21:08:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/archives\/2015"},"modified":"2013-11-08T20:25:08","modified_gmt":"2013-11-08T20:25:08","slug":"cormorant-at-falmer-photo-special","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.permuted.org.uk\/photography\/cormorant-at-falmer-photo-special\/","title":{"rendered":"Cormorant at Falmer (photo special)"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n

There really was only one bird to see at the pond today, even if I couldn't resist a quick look at the house martin chicks. They're too cute, the way they peer out of their nest.
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But quickly to the main event. It's doubtless the same cormorant as yesterday, so it seems to have taken up temporary residence. The feeding is obviously good, and there's some pleasant shelter on the small island in the centre of the pond. As you'll see. The first six shots were taken at various points around the fringe of the pond, each time after an unsuccessful series of dives for fish.
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Finally, success…
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And after that meal, it was time to retreat to the island haven to dry off and rest.
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I don't know how long the cormorant will stay at the pond. It's well stocked with fish, but cormorants are extremely voracious feeders so the balance of the pond could be affected. Maybe it's time for the council to put up another 'No Fishing' sign :right:
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Camera note: all shots taken with the Canon 7D EF 400mm f\/5.6L USM lens.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[989],"tags":[449,768],"class_list":["post-2015","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-water-birds-birds-2","tag-cormorant","tag-house-martin-chick","entry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t