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Oscar Dewhurst – Cormorant

Mark March 8, 2015September 12, 2021 Comments Off

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…

Swallow that

Mark October 20, 2014October 20, 2014 8 Comments

On Saturday afternoon I watched a Cormorant with a fish off Dawlish Warren. The Cormorant had the fish in its beak and was trying to swallow it. It looked as though it had bitten off more than it could chew, or at least caught more than it could swallow. Have you ever done that? I’m…