Archive Photos: Little Black Cormorant


Featuring the Little Black Cormorant, this post is the first of a series of photos from my archive.  We’ve been here for two and a half years now.  As I look back through the photographs I’ve taken for the blog, I notice that some of them never made it into a post.  Often this was because everything … Continue reading Archive Photos: Little Black Cormorant

Little Pied Cormorant


Over the Summer months, we often have Cormorants fishing in our dam – this week it has been the Little Pied Cormorant.  Previously, I’ve photographed a Darter, and a  Great Cormorant, but for some reason, the Little Pied Cormorant has not been added to my A – Z Species list  even though I am sure I have … Continue reading Little Pied Cormorant

Surprising a Drying Darter


On this day, I was walking, deep in thought, when a harsh call snapped me back to reality.  I had come face to face with a bird that I thought was a cormorant.  I’m not sure which of us was most surprised. I’m so glad I had my camera with me, so I could photograph the … Continue reading Surprising a Drying Darter

An Assortment of Cormorants


We have cormorants drop in to fish in the dam every now and again.   Mostly, they come on their own, but sometimes they bring a friend or two.  In the months leading up to Christmas, I was much more drawn to the herons, ducks, and more exotic species of bird, paying little attention to the … Continue reading An Assortment of Cormorants

Great Cormorant


We’ve had a few cormorants here before – the pied cormorant, and the little black cormorant – so when we saw this huge bird sitting on our jetty, we both exclaimed “What’s that!” and rushed for the Field Guide to Australian Birds.   Turns out this is the Great Cormorant which can grow up to … Continue reading Great Cormorant