Cormorant-1 Pelican-0
We were over at the salt marsh this afternoon and there wasn’t a lot of activity, but there was some. At one point a cormorant caught himself a good size fish, which is somewhat unusual, they tend to come up with shrimp, eels, and small fish.
The cormorant’s huge prize was instantly noticed by a brown pelican fishing nearby who dove over in a frenzied attempt to purloin the fish. The pelican was denied however, as the cormorant wasted no time in swallowing the fish which resulted in one sadly disappointed pelican.
Phil Lanoue Photography 
Wow! That is a big fish. What a great shot!
It always amazes me to see what birds can accomplish when they snag large prey! Even the occasional gull will pick up a mullet, and there goes the next hour while it fights off competitors and tries to get it down!