Cormorant splashdown

I was scrolling my feed today and noticed that the 2 last posts in Feathered Friends Community are dedicated to Cormorants. "They are amazing birds indeed, I also have few shots", - said I to myself. Thank you, @trudeehunter, for inspiration!

This series was captured ages ago. And as I remember, I shared some of these photos before, but it was 3 years ago at least, when my auditory was very very small. Besides, staying at home doesn't add new shots to my photo folder. So, I decided to use them here on Hive.

But enough of shots, let's talk about cormorant. The way this bird flies up and down is unforgettable. He helps himself with legs and tail and sometimes needs up to 100 meters to finish the maneuver. When I first saw this, I was wondering to learn more about them. And everything I've found was incredible. Being a bird, he can dive for fish under the water, usually for 4 meters down, but sometimes up to 10 meters. He moves under the water very quickly helping himself with wings like he's flying! By the way, usually, the feathers of birds are covered with fat, but it isn't true for Cormorant. The absence of fat helps him diving and move fast under the water. That's why he used to dry wings in the wind. Isn't it amazing?

I have also read that fishermen used Cormorants to catch a fish using collar and a rope. Collar prevented the bird to swallow his catch. By the way, they are very and very gluttonous. And here I remind myself that I am also hungry. Have to go and see what can I hunt for dinner.