Double-Crested Cormorant on the Rocks at DuBois Beach
- Location
- DuBois Beach, 2 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378
- Date photographed
- Bird
- Double-Crested Cormorant
DuBois Beach in Stonington offers a quiet vantage point for watching the cormorants that work these Connecticut waters. This Double-Crested Cormorant claimed a perch on one of the beach's characteristic boulders, its dark plumage and orange facial markings sharp against the brilliant blue of Long Island Sound. The bird's posture—alert, poised—speaks to the hunter's patience these birds embody. Cormorants are built for diving, their dense bones and streamlined bodies perfectly adapted for pursuing fish underwater. On a clear September afternoon, with the water calm and the light direct, this one seemed content to survey its territory from above before the next dive.
Behind the frame
Nikon Z8, NIKKOR Z 180-600mm f/5.6-6.3 VR Lens
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