Double-headed Cormorant

DJ LeMay

Double-headed Cormorant

Introducing the Double-headed, Double-crested Cormorant!!

ok… It’s really two Cormorants…

Took this shot yesterday, with hubby driving me around in the skiff – it’s so much easier for me to shoot when he’s doing the driving!

It is cropped… I know some of the highlights are blown but it was just toooooo cool to let that stop me from posting it.
October 19, 2009
D200 80-400mm Lens
1/320 f/5.6 0 EV ISO 200
Manual exposure
Spot metering
Manfrotto Tripod (set up in the skiff)

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Double-headed Cormorant by DJ LeMay
Double-headed Cormorant by DJ LeMay
  • Rob Parsons

    Rob Parsons

    Great capture DJ – well spotted.

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you, Rob… I can barely tear myself away from your sunsets to get some shots uploaded!!

  • Renee Dawson

    Renee Dawson

    What a cool capture! I don’t think it’s blown own much at all DJ – without that light you wouldn’t have been able to get so much beautiful detail out of those feathers. They so often look like black silhouettes unless you can catch them in just the right light! Well done you :) xo

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Not tooo bad, ay? just the one beak… I did a shadow/highlight adjustment in PS… worked ok. These ones actually are different from our usual totally black and smaller ones that are ALWAYS around… Got just a few feet from one these guys the day before too! It’s harder to choose WHAT image to work on and upload than it is to take the shots!! lol…
    thank you, sweetie!! :)))))))))

  • Richard Stanley

    Richard Stanley

    Wow – you sure have some strange cormorants up there DJ. Great shot!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Lived out here for 10 years and I’ve never seen these BIG and yellow-beaked cormorants here before, altho my husband has. Their bodies are much lighter in color than our usual ones too! I was totally following them around for the last couple of days!!
    Thank you, Richard!

  • dinghysailor1

    dinghysailor1

    hard to believe they were really doing this ! fantastic capture
    :)

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Actually… the guy in front just has his head all twisted.. you can’t see the body or neck of the guy in the back at all…
    Cool beans, ay?
    thank you, Maggie!!

  • Lucindawind

    Lucindawind

    awesome !

  • DJ LeMay replied

    thank you, Elaine!!

  • Renee Dawson

    Renee Dawson

    Heavens…I see I can’t type tonight. I had such a horrid sleep last night and am not very alert…lol It’s not blown ‘out’ much either :)

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Hey! Obviously… I need better glasses… like your Moms!! lol… I didn’t EVEN notice!!

  • Isa Rodriguez

    Isa Rodriguez

    aaaah.. awesome!!!!!!!!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    thank you, Isa!

  • Lynda McDonald

    Lynda McDonald

    a moment in time captured beautifully…...........and Renee is right you need light on the cormorants or you can’t see the feather detail, great catch !

  • DJ LeMay replied

    thank you very much, Lynda!

  • Beve Brown-Clark

    Beve Brown-Clark

    Awesome…such a great capture! Never seen them do this before! way cool…

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you, Beve!

  • connieinwi

    connieinwi

    How funny… Great Capture had to fav this one… :)

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you, Connie!

  • Albert Dickson

    Albert Dickson

    I thought these were only a myth.

  • DJ LeMay replied

    hey… seeing is believing! thanks for the giggle, Albert!

  • Béla Török

    Béla Török

    Ok…that’s very cute! Great work, dear DJ!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thanks for that sweet comment, my dear friend Bela!

  • Themis

    Themis

    Brilliant shot – can’t beat luck in some cases, you know, right place, right camera handy, that kind of thing. And a quick trigger finger helps too :-) Well captured, thanks for posting it.

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you very much, Themis! I just wish I could’ve gotten closer… but it was a split second shot of course! Talk about a trigger finger… got three shots all wrote to card in the same second! lol… only this one tho captured them perfectly as they were moving and we were moving in the skiff! :)

  • KMorral

    KMorral

    Lol! Brilliant- I thought at first they had twisted their necks together! You were in the right place at the right time! Don’t think I’ve heard of that myth before- I’ve missed out!

    (I think the humour capture group would love this!)

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you, KMorral! I always say that I won’t get nothin’ if I don’t get out there! lol….

  • Lyn Evans

    Lyn Evans

    Lol…this is brill, well spotted DJ…what a great image. :-)))

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Love to hear ya laugh, Lyn! Thank you!

  • Lorraine Parramore

    Lorraine Parra...

    this is sooo cool….great capture

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you Lorraine!

  • Carla Jensen

    Carla Jensen

    lol lol Now talk about getting just the right angle for this to look like a single two headed bird !! Outstanding image and timing ….DJ!!! Excellent work …Wtg!!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Luck had a lot to do with the right angle as I just had to pray the skiff floated in the right direction! thank you, Carla!

  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc


    Oct 22,2009

  • DJ LeMay replied

    I’m soooo honored to have this image featured! thank you!

  • Anne-Marie Bokslag

    Anne-Marie Bok...

    Wow DJ what a great find! Even his neck is a bit twisted! Cool shot!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you very much, Anne-Marie!

  • jsmusic

    jsmusic

    Creative photography moment!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    thank you, jsmusic!

  • Lois Bryan

    Lois Bryan

    oh how FUN is this!!!!!!!!! WOWZER!!! Talk about perfect timing!!!!! You got it, kiddo!!!!! WHEEE!!! Congratulations on your Feature in I Love Birds!!!! YAY!!!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    It was a beautiful day… and a lucky one too! thank you, Lois!

  • Rick & Deb Larson

    Rick & Deb Larson

    TOO COOL DJ!!!! What a FABULOUS capture … HUGE CONGRATS on your well deserved feature in the I Love Birds group … WTG!!!! Take Care ~ Rick & Deb ~ ☺

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thanks so much, you wonderful friend, you! :)

  • SusanAdey

    SusanAdey

    I’ve only seen the single-headed variety. Great capture and congrats on your feature.

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you very much, Susan!

  • FlowersEtc

    FlowersEtc

    Your welcome

  • Barbara Brown

    Barbara Brown

    Wow! What a capture!!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you very much, Barbara!

  • Jan Timmons

    Jan Timmons

    Cool beans, yes! Geesh, you had me for a moment. What a terrific capture, DJ!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    That was EXACTLY my reaction… cool beans!
    Thanks a bunch, Jan!

  • hsien-ku

    hsien-ku

    that is such an awesome thing to capture! I’ve not seen anything like it!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Appreciate your comment very much, hsien-ku! Thank you!

  • geirkristiansen

    geirkristiansen

    Awesome capture! Well done!

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Thank you, Geir!

  • John44

    John44

    You keep amazing me with these superb pictures. Very joyful, very special.
    John

  • DJ LeMay replied

    Awww… such a sweet thing to say, John! Thank you very much!

  • Kelvin Hughes

    Kelvin Hughes

    What a brilliant capture

  • steppeland

    steppeland about 1 month ago

    HAHA, isn’t that just a unique species you have discovered there – I bet they are nearly extinct – and this may be the only survivor in its kind :) !
    Awesome capture, DJ!

  • serendipity3

    serendipity3 about 1 month ago

    Great picture

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