The cormorant is the hardest working bird. It will dive 10 times to get a fish, but that is just the start of it's feeding work. When it surfaces it must get the fish turned to swallow head first and protect it's meal from opportunistic rivals. We have seen a Great Heron swoop down on a cormorant and steal a fish from its mouth. The resident osprey has also successfully stolen a hard won meal.
Cormorant drying its wings on our dock:
During a walk on the breakwater that protects the marina, we spotted a Muscovy duck. We had not seen one of these since leaving Homestead. De Anne and I agree it is the ugliest water fowl.
Merry Christmas to all!
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