Wing It

@kairospix: Glad you like. Cormorants and anhingas are everywhere around here; when I first moved to FL last summer I found them totally fascinating. Still do. What's a blast is watching them cruise around for fish. Their bodies are underwater, but their heads are up like a submarine snorkle -- until the find where the fish are, or get frightened, then they totally submerge. Anhingas necks and heads are longer and more "snakey" than cormorants, so watching them navigate is really interesting.

@{H} creatives: These are fun birds to watch. They aren't particularly shy, but it helps to have a 300mm telephoto. Have a great weekend!

@Myst: Thank you. Glad you like.

@priya: Thanks! Yes, these cormorants seem kind of proud of themselves as they dry off in the sun.

@Saeed: How did you know he was saying that? (Ha-ha!) Thanks for dropping by.

@Craiger: Thanks. I really like yours today. Have a great weekend.

@pedro alexandre: No, this is how these birds dry their feathers after swimming underwater after fish.

@Bron: I like to take bird shots, but am not always able to get close enough (such as the way you did on yours today) for them to look like much. I keep trying, though. Thanks for coming by and for your comments.

@jelb: Merci, mon ami. And at your site, your photo of the seagull at sunset is wonderful. Tres magnifique!

@Daniel & Jessica: They really know how to bask.

@Raye Michele: It's amazing to watch a flock of cormorants when a few of them all start this open wing sunning dance at the same time; it's like choreography .

@Ken McCoy: Thanks Ken. It's nice to live somewhere that these kinds of nature photo-ops aren't too hard to find.

@badala: Thanks, you are an encourager. Glad you came by.

@tengtan: Timing and luck can be a factor, plus using a DSLR that doesn't take long to release that old shutter.