Autumn Mist
by Elizabeth Winter
Title
Autumn Mist
Artist
Elizabeth Winter
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
The name cormorant might sound like a name for an insect, but cormorants are actually large water birds. Cormorants live in coastal areas or near lakes and rivers. They are usually black, brown or grayish. During the mating season, some cormorants develop brilliant white or blue patches on their throats or thighs.
Cormorants, like most waterfowl, eat fish and shellfish. They are expert swimmers and can dive up to 100 feet deep to catch fish. They can stay underwater for more than one minute!
Cormorants build nests on rocky crags to protect their babies. Sometimes they use old blue heron nests high in trees.
Cormorants nest in colonies and drop their poop on trees, bushes and rocks. Because so many cormorants nest in one place, their poop can stain rocks or even kill trees!
Cormorant mothers and fathers take turns sitting on their eggs. Once the babies are born, their parents feed them half-eaten fish.
Cormorants are sometimes harmed by pollution or oil in the water.
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October 19th, 2015
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Comments (26)
Karen Slagle
Oooh, this is gorgeous, Elizabeth...I love the fog and how you captured the duck right before touchdown...f/l
John Bailey
Congratulations on being featured in the Fine Art America Group "Images That Excite You!"
Lenore Senior
Magnificent!!! Wow! Love it, the mist, the one bird flying, the others in a row! v/f!!
Donna Kennedy
Wonderful capture Elizabeth, like the Cormorant coming in for a landing in this misty scene!...F/L