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Mark Smith Unfollow
“ Still There? ”
I wasn't sure what I was going to shoot this week, but my wife had the idea to head to La Jolla to see if the cormorants still had eggs. Fortunately, they did. Unfortunately, I didn't have the right lens with me so almost everything was shot at a distance and then cropped, sometimes pretty ...
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  • Mary Childree Edited 16 days ago

    What a great experience this must have been for you. How many people would have such an opportunity.

    What a great experience this must have been for you. How many people would have such an opportunity.

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  • t.rubblemaker Edited 17 days ago

    The way the cormorant is lying flat, I almost wish the image were rotated 90 degrees.  But then I see the eggs and realize it's exactly the way it should be. … more

    The way the cormorant is lying flat, I almost wish the image were rotated 90 degrees.  But then I see the eggs and realize it's exactly the way it should be.  How exciting to see birds nesting in the wild! I don't know how common it is to find cormorant nests but it's still hard to find nests with eggs still in them. Your wife had a great idea!

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  • Mairi Clare Dunlin Edited 21 days ago

    Nice natural shot of the cormorant with its egg.  I love how its head is tucked in tending to the eggs.
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    Nice natural shot of the cormorant with its egg.  I love how its head is tucked in tending to the eggs.

    I just find it a little jarring that the rock on the right is so blurred compared to everything else but, I am guessing it was probably a bit removed from the nest rather than right next to it?

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#egg #food #nikonframers #nikonz7 #cormorant #lajolla

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