Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

I noticed a Cormorant land next to a young Osprey perched on a sign in the lagoon. I was on my pontoon boat so I moved closer to see what would happen. The Cormorant convinced the Osprey to leave. The Osprey flew around for a few minutes and then landed on a nearby piling. The Cormorant came after the Osprey again and took over the piling. I'm posting 12 photos of this event....for the BIF folks.

I hope you find this as entertaining as I did. I used the Canon 7D with the Tamron SP 70-300mm lens.

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angler Loc: StHelens England

Excellent set Lamar.

Bwarn Loc: Northern Kentucky

Great story. Very nice.

ncshutterbug

Great shots, Lamar!Cormant 1, Osprey 0. :)

Db7423 Loc: Pittsburgh, PA

That cormorant must think he owns the place. Nice sequence. ;)

Rathyatra Loc: Southport, United Kingdom

Excellent shots - I am really encouraged at the possibilities I will have with the Tamron 70-300 :thumbup: :thumbup:

tk Loc: Iowa

Great BIFs!

Linda From Maine Loc: Yakima, Washington

Great shots, very interesting story!

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Thanks Jim! I really appreciate it.

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Thanks very much Bwarn! Glad you liked it.

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Thanks! Yep....the Cormorant was the victor. :wink:

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Thanks David! He seems to think he does.

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Thanks Rath! I'm sure you will be happy with it.

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Hi tk! Thanks....it was fun shooting again....very hot but worth it.

Sunfish 33 Loc: Merritt Island, Fl

Thanks Linda! It was interesting to watch. After the second round, the osprey flew about 100 yards to a mangrove tree and the cormorant remained behind to enjoy his conquered territory. :)