Oscar Dewhurst – Cormorant

Oscar writes: Last winter I spent several days photographing Cormorants in the centre of London at a spot where they would fish throughout the day. The picture I really wanted to get was one where a bird had a fish in its beak. It was harder than it sounds, however, as within a few seconds of the Cormorant surfacing it had swallowed the fish. Because the birds were fishing under a bridge, the water was dark, and when the sun illuminated the birds, the water looked jet black in photos. On this occasion I had missed it catch the first two fish, but fortunately managed to capture this image when it caught a third!