At one of the southernmost points of one of the southernmost islands in the Southern Hemisphere lies this barren spot, taken over as an imperial shag nesting site. The shags, or cormorants, are constantly at work, flying out to sea to collect kelp for their nests. There is also a fair amount of thievery going on. When one shag leaves the nest, neighbors attempt to pilfer the unattended kelp. I had a great afternoon, alone with the shags, watching all the goings on. Photographed on Sea Lion Island in the Falkland Islands. Nikon D810 with Nikkor 17-35mm lens (at 17mm) ISO 400, f/10 at 1/1600th of a second.
These cormorants look very different from the ones we’re used to seeing here in FL. You were so low to the ground, it almost looks like a fish eye lens photo! I suspect your day spent with them was interesting, noisy, and…pungent!
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Showing us a different part of our world again in this photo and you can see how many Shags there are nesting another great shot
Aunt Sue
Thanks Aunt Sue. Merry Christmas.
These cormorants look very different from the ones we’re used to seeing here in FL. You were so low to the ground, it almost looks like a fish eye lens photo! I suspect your day spent with them was interesting, noisy, and…pungent!
Ha. Yes, pungent indeed but in the most enjoyable way. And yes, almost fisheye at 17mm. I was right in the colony with them.
great pic. ) did they try to attack you while taking pics. ) or did they just keep going out and getting their kelpt. )?