Rapid Departure

A cormorant hops, skips, and takes off from the marsh on it’s way to hopefully better fishing on the far side.

Cormorants are skilled at fishing and even a small group of them can quickly put a real dent in the fish population.

14 thoughts on “Rapid Departure”

Joe on January 16, 2015 at 3:38 pm said:

Phil,
Always enjoy your blog and posts-wonderful bird photos. Thanks for posting this nice series of shots -all in good focus. Looks like you are making use of the 10fps and focus system of your 70DMK2. How do you rate it over your old 7D for bird photographs?

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- Phil Lanoue on January 25, 2015 at 5:13 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much. Actually the new 7D is in at Canon to be checked over. Still hard to beat the original 7D for fast accurate AF!
  
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Linda on January 16, 2015 at 3:42 pm said:

Looks Like they walk on water when they do that, great shot, its great you get these at the moment, thats what photography is all about, in the moment!!!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 25, 2015 at 5:14 pm said:
  
  Thanks much Linda, I appreciate that.
  
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Pat on January 16, 2015 at 5:51 pm said:

Great capture of the action.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 25, 2015 at 5:18 pm said:
  
  Glad you liked these thanks.
  
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donna213 on January 16, 2015 at 7:59 pm said:

Wonderful action, Phil. You have been having a lot of hopping action lately. 😀

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- Phil Lanoue on January 25, 2015 at 5:18 pm said:
  
  I know it does seem like somebody is always hopping around the place. 🙂
  
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Charlie@Seattle Trekker on January 19, 2015 at 2:49 am said:

The first shot where you see the wings in full thrust is so amazing…Great action shots.

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- Phil Lanoue on January 25, 2015 at 5:19 pm said:
  
  Hey thanks Charlie, glad you liked these shots!
  
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Raewyn's Photos on January 19, 2015 at 4:07 pm said:

Great captures. 😀

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- Phil Lanoue on January 25, 2015 at 5:19 pm said:
  
  Thanks for checking these out!
  
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The Lite Rider on January 19, 2015 at 6:02 pm said:

He looks like he’s running along on the water almost. Great action here!

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- Phil Lanoue on January 25, 2015 at 5:20 pm said:
  
  They do sort of need a lot of runway to get going. 🙂
  
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