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Cormarants surveying the waters of the Thames for their next meal

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Cormarants  surveying the waters of the Thames for their next meal



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good shot

18 Apr, 2010

 

Well caught, I like these birds.

18 Apr, 2010

 

Great show, where on the Thames, Maureen?

18 Apr, 2010

 

Yes Gunner.... We spent the day there doing the Rainham to Purfleet walk....Really nice down there today.....

18 Apr, 2010

 

Saw this photo, called to tell husband who then told me that Cormorants eat one pound of 3 -5 inch fish daily, they spread their wings out in the sun to dry them off. He tells me these facts EVERY time we see a Cormorant on the water ! Grrr. Lovely photo. : o )

18 Apr, 2010

 

Good photo Maureen. They can eat fish for England apparently.

18 Apr, 2010

 

Have to say aswell good photo.

19 Apr, 2010

 

Well thanks again Megan your man is a mine of info......Ray is a fisherman so he hates them......We did see a couple of them pull out an eel and they were fighting over it..one at each end......Lol

19 Apr, 2010

 

Lol great shot are nt they funny looking birds.

19 Apr, 2010

 

Yes Sixpence Like the new avatar........

20 Apr, 2010

 

Thank you Maureen hope you thoroughly enjoyed yourself, its lovely to get out and about.

20 Apr, 2010

 

Yes I did Sixpence....Nice to get out of the garden for a change.....

21 Apr, 2010

 

: O )

21 Apr, 2010

 

Great shot, we often see them in our neck of the wood (well sea) doing exactly as Megans OH says spreading out their wings to dry......quite a sight.

21 Apr, 2010

 

great shot Milky

24 Apr, 2010

 

Thanks Dotty and Deida....

25 Apr, 2010



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