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Related: About this forumCormorant on Takeoff from a Piling

Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
Texas Gulf Coast - February 2024
©2024 Bo Zarts Studio
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Cormorant on Takeoff from a Piling (Original Post)
Bo Zarts
Mar 2024
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AAAAAAAAAAAAnd.............we have liftoff in all its glory! A magnificent shot, my dear Bo! Wow. ♥ nt
CaliforniaPeggy
Mar 2024
#1
This must be a vacation from all the forests you live in. Yea the birds down there are pretty fantastic.
flying_wahini
Mar 2024
#5
CaliforniaPeggy
(156,966 posts)1. AAAAAAAAAAAAnd.............we have liftoff in all its glory! A magnificent shot, my dear Bo! Wow. ♥ nt
AllaN01Bear
(29,796 posts)2. unstick, unstick , come on , dang nabbit, unstick. whew.
wendyb-NC
(4,725 posts)3. Great Capture
Very clear photo of the dynamics of that exquisite bird taking off and becoming airborne.
niyad
(134,016 posts)4. Oh, wow. What an amazing image! Thank you so much for sharing it!
flying_wahini
(8,281 posts)5. This must be a vacation from all the forests you live in. Yea the birds down there are pretty fantastic.
calimary
(90,761 posts)6. The wings, the webbed feet, and is that a hooked bill?
Dayum! Gorgeous!!!
And what a catch that picture-taker got!
StarryNite
(12,167 posts)7. Very cool.
Beautiful bird. Beautiful shot.
4dog
(539 posts)8. The decisive moment! nt
TdeV
(160 posts)9. Very nice!
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