'Cormorant Calling'

Gallery: AvianPosted May 7, 2014137 views3 comments

On the Ocala National Forest trip with Mark Seaver we enjoyed some close encounters with groups of male Cormorants in their full mating colors trying to impress the females. These two paid us no attention as we drifted by and captured this display. Hand held from boat, 80% of full frame.

File Name Ramy_7921_CF45.CR2
Camera Model Canon EOS 7D
Shooting Date/Time 3/24/2014 3:12:30 PM
Author Michael Ramy
Copyright Notice Rock Art Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
Shooting Mode Aperture-Priority AE
Tv( Shutter Speed ) 1/640
Av( Aperture Value ) 5.6
Metering Mode Evaluative Metering
Exposure Compensation -2/3
ISO Speed 640
Auto ISO Speed OFF
Lens EF70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM +2.0x
Focal Length 140.0mm

Comments

3 comments

Comment posted by Rick Turner on May 7, 2014 at 9:39 PM

Very strange birds these cormorants. Very nice scene here Mike

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Comment posted by May Haga on May 8, 2014 at 1:37 AM

This is a very interesting image Mike. I like that they are both looking in different directions and that one is calling. I also very much like the setting. Well done.
May

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Comment posted by Andrew Sentipal on May 8, 2014 at 2:47 PM

Mike,

Love this image. Reflections, logs X3, mating colors and the calling of the bird. A homerun on this one.

Wow

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