What's for breakfast mummy?!!!

[Ofer Levy]

1D Mark IV, Canon 800 f5.6, x1.4, 1/2000, f11, iso 800, tripod, Miller Arrow 25 fluid head, sitting in pond water

The young Pied Cormorant looking into the parent's throat just before it pushed its head deep inside to get the digested fish - looks pretty aggressive behaviour....

[Jan Wegener]

spectacular mate :)

[dankearl]

Wow, timing, behavior and IQ is terrific Ofer.
One of the best images I have seen from you.
Top notch.

[Melissa Groo]

Fantastic behavior capture that is slightly grotesque and yet beautiful at the same time. Can't believe the parent didn't have a nictitating membrane going. love the curving lines of the neck with its black stripe and the raised wing and the shapes of the spaces between.

[Ofer Levy]

Fantastic behavior capture that is slightly grotesque and yet beautiful at the same time. Can't believe the parent didn't have a nictitating membrane going. love the curving lines of the neck with its black stripe and the raised wing and the shapes of the spaces between.

Thanks for your comments!
Melissa, what an interesting observation! I didn't even think about that. I don't recall ever seeing the nictitating membrane in any of these behaviour shots and I got quite a few in the last three years. I assume cormorants have a special membrane....? That's for the expert Ornithologists.

[rajojomanik]

Great timing and behaviour shot Ofer.

[Don Lacy]

Wonderful image they can be very aggressive getting food from the parents

[arash_hazeghi]

excellent interaction and great details Ofer!

[christopher galeski]

its all been said,excellent.

[Dumay de Boulle]

A cracker Ofer...Very nice image in all asepcts and techs

[Vikram Agrawal]

this is fantastic. Great action and great expsoure.

[Humberto Ramos]

Another fantastic image, love the interaction and the BG.

[J van Noordwyk]

I like the verry good detail and that lovely green eye a winner it is.

[Satish Ranadive]

Great action captured,excellent composition with lovely details and beautiful blue water. Loved the pose and eye of the mother..

[Andreas Liedmann]

Super Ofer,
spot on in all terms. Cheers Andreas

[Grady Weed]

As usual take a bow Ofer! Love the water drops, green eye, and clearly seen too. The other bird shoving its beak and mouth into the others works because you cannot see whole the eye of that one, just enough to grab interest. Well done mate.

[nitin jain]

Dream Shot.

[Frank Schauf]

Beautiful image. Great pose, bg and details.

[Kiran Poonacha]

Beautiful capture ofer, love the eye contact..

[Cheryl Arena Molennor]

Fantastic behavior capture that is slightly grotesque and yet beautiful at the same time. Can't believe the parent didn't have a nictitating membrane going. love the curving lines of the neck with its black stripe and the raised wing and the shapes of the spaces between.

Yes very observant Melissa and I am surprised too. It is very agressive feeding behavior and I have seen some wading birds with really torn up beaks and faces from the young ones feeding. Nice shot Ofer

[Danny Laredo]

Wonderful behavior Ofer.