I have photographed many Cormorants since I began this journey but only recently have I found them with the crests that the name comes from. Image captured at Lake Morton in Lakeland, Florida. Comments and critique welcomed and appreciated. Thank you for viewing.
Nikon D500
Nikon 500mm PF, camera and lens supported by a Oben carbon fiber monopod with a Wimberly MonoGimbal head
1/3200 F/5.6 Matrix Metering EV 0 ISO 640 Auto 1 WB, image captured at 500mm (750mm 35mm Equivalent)
Post processed in Lightroom Classic, Photoshop CC 2022 and Topaz Denoise AI
Cropped for composition and presentation
Nice vertical comp, you only needed to raise your camera by about 1 to 1.5 inches IMO. Nice indeed to see those "crests", and of course that emerald eye.