Guards

These cormorants were seriously guarding their pilon. 

 

Spread

A cormorant dries out in the morning sun.

 

Fishing buddies

Another unlikely pair.  The heron and the cormorant were both fishing on a very small lake.

 

New Mural

A new mural decorates a sewer vault at Shelly Lake.

Herons and cormorants, common birds at the lake.

 

Cormorants

The cormorants at their usual posts.

 

Cormorants

The cormorants were standing at attention.

 

Cormorant

A cormorant looking pensive.

 

Cormorant

Looking very regal, this cormorant was drying off in the sun.

 

Duck Days

The migrating ducks are back at the lake along with the regulars.

Buffleheads,

Ruddy Ducks,

our ever present Mallards,

and a lone Cormorant.

 

Drip dry

He may look strange, but this cormorant was just drying his wings off in the sun.  

 

Ignore the neighbors

They may share the same pond, but cormorants and turtles don't have to like each other.

 

Solo

A lone cormorant observes his lake.

 

Cormorant takes a break.

We saw him high in a tree, croaking away.

 

Cormorants

These cormorants were lined up in formation.  

What were they waiting for?  

 

Lonely

This cormorant seemed to be contemplating his lonely life.

(or looking for fish)

 

What are they waiting for?

This "gulp" of cormorants seemed to be waiting and watching for something.

Other names for a flock of cormorants?  Flight, sunning and swim.  I like gulp best.

 

A gathering place

There must have been a lot of fish gathered.  The herons, cormorants and gulls were looking for something.

 

Feisty birds

The cormorants were fighting for their place.  

 

Sentinels

These two cormorants seemed to be watching out for something.

 

Cormorant

Usually when we see cormorants, they're in a group in one of the other of Raleigh's lakes.  This bird seemed very happy to be the solitary owner of Durant park lake.