Double-crested Cormorant

[Joseph Przybyla]

I went to Circle B Bar Reserve early yesterday morning. I found this Double-crested Cormorant perched enjoying the early morning sun and drying it's wings. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.

P.S. As a side note, looking at the eye close up I always thought it looked like a turquoise jewel in a sterling silver setting.

Nikon D500
Nikon 80-400mm + Nikon 1.4 III teleconverter F/8 VRII AF-S ED image captured at 550mm
1/2000 F/8 Matrix Metering EV -2/3 ISO 400 Auto 1 WB, camera supported by a monopod
Post processed in Lightroom Classic CC, Photoshop CC 2019 and Neat Image for noise reduction
Cropped and rotated for composition and presentation

[David Roach]

Great pose and as always on these beauties great eye. BG shows off this beauty well. TFS

[Tim Foltz]

Joe, excellent details, colors and pose on this cormie, around here they are a big nuisance. LOL

-Tim

[Raybel Robles]

Superb pose and the details are off the chart! well done.

[John Mack]

Nice pose with a nice look back pose. The eye is very nice.