Friday, August 21, 2009

A tree full of Commorants

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We stopped at a cache one day, here in Wisconsin, that was near a lake. I walked to shore to see what I could see and I found a tree of Commorants! My first time seeing them in Wisconsin!


With Dennis’ help, some maneuvering through the woods got us closer.


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Would have loved to get even closer, but that wasn’t to be.


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They could hear us, but not see us, and we feared making them leave.





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26 comments:

  1. Fantastic captures....simply beautifully captured shots!

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  2. Gorgeous! I have never seen one in the wild. Looks like this discovery trumped the cache that day!

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  3. I've never seen one either! How wonderful.

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  4. Great shots of these unusual birds! I love the blues & greens in these pictures!

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  5. Great shots, I didn't know they roosted in trees.

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  6. That first picture is so surreal, it looks like a paper cut-out of tree and birds against a photo of the sky - and that one bird with his mouth open, amazing!

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  7. Wonderful shots,
    they are BEAUTIFUL :))

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  8. Great shots! Looks like you had fun! Cormorants are such fun to watch ... real comics!

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  9. Great shots. We had Cormorants in Florida. I had never seen them before we moved there!

    My CC - Oliver the Guinea Pig

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  10. Oh, I love those shot.
    They are some amazing birds.
    I didn't know you had them guys down there too :)

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  11. I love stopping by here everyday to see what new and exciting things you've posted. These commorants are gorgeous. You always capture such beauty. Have a great day.

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  12. Wow! Fabulous shots! I love the first one, especially. How lucky you were to catch them, and how skillful to produce such nice photos.

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  13. Wow ... what wonderful captures of Cormorants! I've never seen so many together in a TREE like in your first fabulous photo. Just marvelous as always ;--)
    Hugs and blessings,

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  14. Oh, wonderful photos! I posted a tree full of cormorants last spring...but you got way closer than I did! Good job!

    My Camera Critter is at
    East Gwillimbury Wow

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  15. Graceful and strange birds. I am glad you got as close as you did.

    I remember seeing the movie The Cormorant with Liam Neeson that seemed to get at this feeling these birds can create.

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  16. Great shots! I just love that first one - 'cept it reminded me of the old movie "The Birds" Yikes!

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  17. They look so happy!
    purrs and love
    Luna

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  18. Lisa, that last bird has a real attitude.

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  19. As always, amazing bird work! I can almost never get that close. And I don't know that I've ever encountered these in any case.

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  20. read an article recently about the Giant Cormorants in Maine. They are on the endangered species.
    and... with the return of the Bald Eagle in such numbers -- and less fish for the eagles -- The Eagles are eating the young of the endanged Cormorants.

    Geesh.

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  21. Wow, very pretty feathery friends!

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  22. nice silhouettes on the 1st shot, cool birds.

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