Evening Meal | Phil Lanoue Photography

Evening Meal

Earlier this week I was watching this cormorant fishing in the salt marsh. At one point he snagged himself a nice fish and after a brief struggle he gulped down his dinner. Once he was done fishing, the cormorant hopped out of the water in front of me to start drying off his wings.

53 thoughts on “Evening Meal”

crazytraintotinkytown on May 15, 2013 at 2:04 pm said:

He looks a lot healthier than the skinny black ones that live in the Tamar estuary

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:29 pm said:
  
  I saw him pull a few fish out of the water so looks like he is eating very well.
  
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davidharris518 on May 15, 2013 at 2:05 pm said:

Nice catch. You and the commorant both.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:30 pm said:
  
  Thanks David, that cormorant was pretty good at catching fish.
  
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lylekrahn on May 15, 2013 at 2:23 pm said:

Wow. Do you pay him by the photo op?

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:31 pm said:
  
  Well I tried to pay him by throwing out a fish sandwich from McDonalds but he threw it back at me. 😕
  
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Deb W. Trotter on May 15, 2013 at 2:32 pm said:

I see the beautiful fish and think of a fine dinner with wine and conversation . . . but that’s just not what it’s about for a cormorant! Great photos, as always. Was it as much fun to photograph sports as it seems to be for you to take pictures of birds and gators?!?

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:33 pm said:
  
  Sa far as this cormorant was concerned, this is fine dining at it’s best. 🙂
  I believe I enjoy photographing the birds and alligators more then people and sports.
  
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Ricky Simpson on May 15, 2013 at 3:42 pm said:

Nice Phil…….trying to talk to my wife into coming down. Man I so want to be AT HBSP.
Happy Shooting!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:34 pm said:
  
  Thanks for checking these out Ricky and glad you like ’em! I’m just waiting for some spoonies to show up, may have to wait until July though.
  
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Maggie Davey on May 15, 2013 at 4:06 pm said:

Great pictures, Phil – the last has to be my favourite!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:34 pm said:
  
  Glad you like these Maggie! He looks like a wet cat in that last pic. 🙂
  
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uthamz on May 15, 2013 at 4:21 pm said:

Perfect timing !
Great shots, Phil !

utham

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:35 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much utham, glad you like these photos!
  
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edithlevyphotography on May 15, 2013 at 4:32 pm said:

What I love is that you not only produce great photographs they always tell a story. Excellent Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 15, 2013 at 5:35 pm said:
  
  Well I’m very happy you enjoy the photos and stories Edith!
  
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pixelspielerei on May 15, 2013 at 5:36 pm said:

The last shot is the greatest! *gg

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  He looks like a wet cat in that last picture. 🙂
  
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  - pixelspielerei on May 16, 2013 at 4:43 pm said:
    
    At least there are a lot of similarities! 😉
    
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    - Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:47 pm said:
      
      Yes there are. 🙂
      
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niasunset on May 15, 2013 at 5:59 pm said:

seems funny with full of beak 🙂 amazing shots. Thank you, love, nia

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:37 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much Nia!
  
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dschulze15 on May 15, 2013 at 6:45 pm said:

Great shots Phil. He looks so proud of himself. and he is so cute.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:38 pm said:
  
  Thanks. He does look quite pleased with himself doesn’t he?! 🙂
  
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Andrew on May 15, 2013 at 8:39 pm said:

I love watching cormorants. One catches something good and the fight starts as others try to steal it. They are great entertainment and fun to photograph. Nice sequence, Phil.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:39 pm said:
  
  This guy was lucky he was the only cormorant in that area so he had no worries. There was an egret and great blue heron nearby but they are so busy watching each other the cormorant gets to fish peacefully.
  
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Garden Walk Garden Talk on May 15, 2013 at 8:50 pm said:

I am used to seeing black ones here. Is this their summer plummage?

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  This one is likely a youngster and will get darker as it ages.
  
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Kavita Joshi on May 16, 2013 at 1:13 am said:

aweome post…love this sequence

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  Thanks I’m glad you like this!
  
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  - Kavita Joshi on May 16, 2013 at 8:56 pm said:
    
    Your most welcome Phil…keep it up..good work you are doing there
    
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janmasyn on May 16, 2013 at 4:44 am said:

Great shots and perfect timing.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:41 pm said:
  
  Thanks a million Jan!
  
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adinparadise on May 16, 2013 at 6:49 am said:

Stunning pics, Phil. That was a goodly sized fish he caught and wolfed down. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:
  
  Thanks much Sylvia and yes that is a good size fish for our boy here to wolf down for sure!
  
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Chillbrook on May 16, 2013 at 7:18 am said:

Another smashing series Phil. This one made me chuckle when I got to the last picture!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:42 pm said:
  
  Glad you like these Adrian, I thought he looked like a wet cat in that last photo.
  
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laurazeitlos on May 16, 2013 at 9:55 am said:

Great shots!
Cheers,Laura

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:43 pm said:
  
  Thanks much Laura I appreciate it!
  
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adinparadise on May 16, 2013 at 11:41 am said:

I’m pretty sure you don’t have time to accept awards, Phil, but just wanted you to know that I consider you as family here on WordPress.
http://adinparadise.wordpress.com/2013/05/16/wordpress-family-award/

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:44 pm said:
  
  Thanks a million for the nomination Sylvia I greatly appreciate your interest and support of my photos!
  
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Judy on May 16, 2013 at 1:12 pm said:

Your avian fishing shots are always fun and give me much better views that I ever see myself despite being around birds whenever I can. He does look all fluffed up and satisfied in that last image.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:45 pm said:
  
  Thanks for the kind words and glad you like these. Yes he very likely was quite satisfied at the end, I saw him catch a few nice fish which filled him up a bit I’m sure.
  
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dinajohnston on May 16, 2013 at 4:07 pm said:

Great series! It’s so funny to see that fish just dangling from his beak.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 16, 2013 at 4:46 pm said:
  
  Thanks, yes he must have just barely managed to snag that fish by the tail.
  
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FeyGirl on May 16, 2013 at 11:14 pm said:

Love that face at the end! Happy cormorant. 🙂

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- Phil Lanoue on May 17, 2013 at 12:09 pm said:
  
  They are kind of goofy birds but do have sort of cute faces. Thanks for looking, 🙂
  
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Katariina Partala on May 17, 2013 at 1:11 pm said:

Hahahaha the last pic is my favourite!! He’s so cute and funny 😀

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- Phil Lanoue on May 18, 2013 at 11:16 am said:
  
  He looks like a wet cat in that last photo. 😀
  
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Fergiemoto on May 17, 2013 at 7:58 pm said:

Awww…that’s so cute! He’s posing for the camera!

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- Phil Lanoue on May 18, 2013 at 11:17 am said:
  
  He was posing but he is also a quick little bugger, I don’t get much time to snap a shot. He is cute but goofy too. 🙂
  
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Bella Remy Photography on May 22, 2013 at 6:06 pm said:

I love these photos Phil ! Particularly the third one with the fish all curled up and the last one with him all fluffed up.

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- Phil Lanoue on May 24, 2013 at 1:42 pm said:
  
  I’m glad you like these Emily! I often have a tough time with the cormorants because they not only eat very fast, they usually turn their backs on me when swallowing the fish and I don’t get to even see it.
  
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