Cormorant with branch

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cormorant

A cormorant with a branch the will be used to built its nest. Willow Lake, Prescott AZ

Cormorant on nest

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bird on nest, birds, cormorant, willow lake

Cormorant on nest looking down at me. Shot at Willow Lake in Prescott, Az where there is a very large population of these birds. This one is nesting in a large cottonwood tree.
Nikon D850, Nikkor 80-400 f/4.5-5.6 at 300mm f/6.3 1/1000th iso 320

Bird in flight photos

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bird in flight, bird photography, blue heron, cormorant, juvenile bald eagle

I’m working on my bird in flight photos. It’s difficult to get the focus right as the bird is moving and the camera is moving to follow the bird. And with a long telephoto lens, the depth of field (distance span that’s in focus) is quite shallow. Here are todays good ones. All shot at Goldwater lake in Prescott, Az

Blue heron

Cormorant

Juvenile bald eagle (they don’t have a white head until they are 4 years old)

Cormorant

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birds, cormorant, Goldwater Lake, prescott az

Cormorant water takeoff at Goldwater Lake in Prescott, Az