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Feb 27, 2022 22:56:54 #
Male Double Crested Cormorant in breeding plumage at the Riverwalk Parkway in Riverside on Friday 2-25-22 in early afternoon light and looking a bit grumpy.
He was on the north end of the little island in the Duck Pond and at this point he landed about 9-10 feet to the left of a female who was also putting on a show.
They kept preening etc. and edging closer until I left 20 minutes later when they were about 4 feet apart. That background is the sky reflected off the water with a lot of floating scum and algae clumps.
I was on the observation platform at the other end of the island.
Canon 90D, Canon 70-300L @ 300, 1/500 @ f/6.3, ISO-200
hand held at 30+ feet, very contrasty light, I need to go back during the week and hope some cormorants are around
He was on the north end of the little island in the Duck Pond and at this point he landed about 9-10 feet to the left of a female who was also putting on a show.
They kept preening etc. and edging closer until I left 20 minutes later when they were about 4 feet apart. That background is the sky reflected off the water with a lot of floating scum and algae clumps.
I was on the observation platform at the other end of the island.
Canon 90D, Canon 70-300L @ 300, 1/500 @ f/6.3, ISO-200
hand held at 30+ feet, very contrasty light, I need to go back during the week and hope some cormorants are around
Feb 27, 2022 23:07:18 #
Feb 27, 2022 23:26:23 #
Feb 28, 2022 02:20:40 #
Curmudgeon wrote:
What a great shot. Double-crested Cormorant in breeding plumage.
Thanks, the wife says he and I get our eyebrows done at the same place.
Feb 28, 2022 02:20:55 #
Feb 28, 2022 07:53:49 #
Curmudgeon said, "Double-crested Cormorant in breeding plumage."
Good grief, ain't no gal Cormorant going to bed down with him. It is time for a beauty shop to take care of the overgrown eyebrows and a plastic surgeon to take tucks in the chin. Perhaps false teeth would fill out the gums only mouth. The only positive thing I can say is ... he has good skin and plumage color and the blue-green eyes are attractive.
There are times when excellent photography is not flattering, I personally avoid well-lit mirrors they reveal that I am not the man in breeding plumage that I was when young. I have sympathy for this gentleman Cormorant .
Good grief, ain't no gal Cormorant going to bed down with him. It is time for a beauty shop to take care of the overgrown eyebrows and a plastic surgeon to take tucks in the chin. Perhaps false teeth would fill out the gums only mouth. The only positive thing I can say is ... he has good skin and plumage color and the blue-green eyes are attractive.
There are times when excellent photography is not flattering, I personally avoid well-lit mirrors they reveal that I am not the man in breeding plumage that I was when young. I have sympathy for this gentleman Cormorant .
Feb 28, 2022 09:04:40 #
Feb 28, 2022 12:04:43 #
robertjerl wrote:
Male Double Crested Cormorant in breeding plumage ... (show quote)
An eye-catchingly beautiful shot of Mr. Wizard
Feb 28, 2022 13:34:22 #
dpullum wrote:
Curmudgeon said, "Double-crested Cormorant in... (show quote)
She isn't exactly a Disney Princess either.
Feb 28, 2022 13:34:50 #
Horatio wrote:
This is a stellar image. I love the expression and everything about this image.
Thank you so very much.
Feb 28, 2022 13:36:22 #
joecichjr wrote:
An eye-catchingly beautiful shot of Mr. Wizard
Thanks 😎😁😀🙄
Feb 28, 2022 13:50:00 #
robertjerl wrote:
She isn't exactly a Disney Princess either.
An excellent shot 🖤💫🖤💫🖤
Feb 28, 2022 17:27:48 #
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Mar 24, 2022 12:05:37 #
flyboy61
Loc: The Great American Desert
[quote=robertjerl]Male Double Crested Cormorant in breeding plumage at the Riverwalk Parkway in Riverside on Friday 2-25-22 in early afternoon light and looking a bit grumpy.
Good one! This IS my good side: you got a problem with that?
Good one! This IS my good side: you got a problem with that?
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