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Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Shutter Speed: 1/403 second
F Number: F/4.0
Focal Length: 72 mm
Date Picture Taken: Jun 11, 2006, 11:52:07 AM
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This has to be my favourite shot from my Farne Island trip, a Shag. These birds also nest on the Farne Islands and it is possible to get inches away from them in some places. Their feathers shimmer dark green in the sunlight and I love those green eyes - first time I've ever noticed their eyes! The mothers on their nest were happy to sit and have their photo taken, even those with newly hatched chicks which I was also able to see. The males meanwhile were always on the look-out for gifts to take to their partner. One gift-seeking male seemed delighted when a kittiwake feather came in his direction, grabbing the feather and proudly strutting away with it to present to his mate who added it to her nest.
Yup they're close relatives of cormrants, very similar only shags are much smaller and lack the white in the breeding season. Shags also have a crest that cormrants lack. Only saw glimpses of cormrants this time and no nests close by unlike last year - maybe they lay their eggs a bit later in the season because last year it was July when I visited the islands.
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