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"Cormorants and shags are medium-to-large birds, with body weight in the range of 0.35–5 kilograms (0.77–11.02 lb) and wing span of 60–100 centimetres (24–39 in).
The majority of species have dark feathers. The bill is long, thin and hooked. Their feet have webbing between all four toes.
All species are fish-eaters, catching the prey by diving from the surface. They are excellent divers, and under water they propel themselves with their feet with help from their wings."
Several Bald Eagles were out and about at the Mongaup Falls Reservoir this morning. This immature one was fairly close to the blind on the thin ice.
Our first real snow of the season. I titled it after I had to rescue our dog from the pond the following day. He's not quite 2 yrs old yet and has no experience with ice. He jumped onto the ice and went through and couldn't get out. Fortunately he was close enough to shore that I could grab his harness and pull him out without having to go in myself. 78 lbs of wet dog. That was fun. Hopefully he learned a valuable lesson (and me too - keep your eye on the dog, dumby).
As the ice starts to melt and the waves grow, it breaks the ice into slices that are gently pushed towards the shore. This process not only looks a little strange, but the sound is fantastic. It's like hundreds of wind chimes all at the same time. Music to the ear from nature. It only lasts a short time before its gone again until next year.
This black swallowtail appears to be floating over the ground, but it's actually standing on a clover flower stalk as it gets nectar from it.
Loooong shadows when walking with Wiki Cat this morning
( my 347th image to make it into Explore. Thank you everyone.)
While the thin, high cirrus clouds appeared motionless, the low cumulus clouds were sliding fast across the sky, on a brisk northwest wind, low enough to be nicely highlighted by the setting sun.
film: Expired RPX25
develop: to a near blank state due to a depleted Acurol-N and the hole in the plastic bottle where it leaked out. Surprised that the film carried an image. This Acurol has lasted a long time
cam: Rolleiflex E2
At the exhibition of Dutch artist Anton Heyboer (1924-2005) in Gemeentemuseum The Hague.
More of Anton Heyboer at:
This is the same fish as my last post, but taken straight-on, highlighting just how tall and thin its body is...
A distinctive fish, it is called a Lookdown (selene vomer), probably so named because of its very small mouth set low and large eyes set high. It can grow to a maximum size of 18 inches, though most commonly they are 8 to 12 inches in length.
I had the joy of visiting the Shedd Aquarium in Chicago on April 8th, 2016, and I thoroughly enjoyed the experience.