Surrounded!
Yesterday afternoon this cormorant who was fishing under water in the marsh pond, popped up right in the midst of six huge white pelicans. Cormorants can travel a distance under water when searching out a meal and I bet this one was more then a little surprised when he surfaced in front of this group!
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No one looks overly perturbed. 🙂
It seems as if nothing really bothers the white pelicans. Earlier, the bald eagle glided overhead a few times always scattering the ducks and other small birds. But the large pelicans paid no attention.
Another image to make me Smile Phil. Thank you.
Well I’m very glad you enjoyed this Adrian, thanks much!
This is a really funny photo, Phil. Did the cormorant say “Hi guys!” and then disappear as fast as he could? I’ve never thought about birds having facial expressions, but they certainly do. 😀
That’s pretty much exactly what he said and did Sylvia. 🙂
The funny thing about these two species is that both are after fish and I’m not sure if the cormorants attract the pelicans or it it’s the reverse. But so it goes with the flock mentality, one bird always thinks the other bird knows what it’s doing. 🙂
Great shot. I try to avoid that cormorant predicament though the pelicans are probably one of the best crowds to land in.
The photo would have been more funny if the cormorant had a fish in his yap. We can’t have everything I suppose but that doesn’t stop me from wanting everything.
Thanks and glad you liked this shot.
Great shot Phil!
Well thanks very much I appreciate it!
Ha ha! I thought of myself at times, emerging in a place I felt oddly out of place. A great photo that we can all connect with!
Sort of like being an out of towner and walking into a locals bar where everything goes silent and they all stare at you as soon as you step in the door. 🙂
I love the title. I really had a laugh.
Well I’m very happy you enjoyed this, thanks!
Excellent Phil, looks like a nice company for mr. cormorant.
Thanks Jan and yes that cormorant seemed fairly comfortable in front of a large audience.
Uh oh!
Well all ended just fine, the pelicans went their way, the cormorant went his way. 🙂
Those pelicans are very social creatures, aren’t they? They almost appear as a group of teenagers hangin’ on the corner waiting to see what happens.
Well the white pelicans are social enough within their own group, they don’t seem to ever bother smaller birds like the ducks but then again they pay almost no attention at all to other birds. We have had an immature mute swan in the pond and the pelicans ignored it.
What a great arrangement! Talk about being in the right place at the right time to caputre this! The cormorant looks very cute there before “the council”! 🙂
The cormorant does look like he has been called before the council, very good description. Should have you writing captions for me. 🙂
Well, I think your’s are great! 🙂
Thanks a bunch!
I don’t know, I think the pelicans are giving him the stink-eye.
It kind of does look like that doesn’t it?! 🙂
Ha! Hopefully his surprise appearance was well received!
It seems that very little impresses the white pelicans. There could be a whale flopping around in the pond and these guys would likely just keep right on doing their thing.
Those pelicans sound like cats.
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Fantastic shot
I’m really glad you like it, thanks!
I think he knew exactly what waited above…there had to be a bit of telltale hints below…and was just strutting his stuff.
I wonder if those pelicans would have jumped the cormorant if it came up with a nice fish?
But… the cormorants are very fast eaters.