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Wednesday 2 July 2014

The cormorant and the black headed gulls

The cormorant is a familiar sight on Eastbourne beaches especially at Holywell where the fishing is excellent especially around the reef.  I watched the bird drying it`s wings by vigorously flapping them and then extending them out, wing condition is very important for this bird as it spends a lot of it`s time underwater for long periods of time while fishing.
The black headed gulls didn`t seem to be concerned by all this activity until a marauder arrived intent on driving off the cormorant who he probably felt was on his territory, but he failed to do, so after a bit of commotion the cormorant flew off along with the gulls and I went back to the chalet to finish my book.



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6 comments:

  1. Sue Garrett3 July 2014 at 02:26

    We get cormorants at the RSPB reserves round here. I'd previously thought of then as coastal birds,

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  2. David Ford3 July 2014 at 03:22

    Well they are really but like most wildlife they will go to wherever the best food supply is

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  3. Shrimpton and Perfect3 July 2014 at 14:23

    Fabulously clear and bright colours.

    jean x

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    1. David Ford4 July 2014 at 10:31

      Jean good to see you today hope the wait is not too long for you

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  4. Chickpea4 July 2014 at 09:31

    Beautiful photos as usual, I love seeing cormorants drying their wings, there's something prehistoric about them.

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    1. David Ford4 July 2014 at 10:31

      I couldn`t put it better my self Chickpea

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