Hanging Out To Dry
A Darter drying its wings on the Swan River Perth Western Australia.
Olympus E-410
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robpixaday
Magnificent!!!!!
JonRussell replied
Thank you so much robpixaday!! :-)
LjMaxx
This is a wonderful image Jon~
JonRussell replied
Thanks heaps Lj!! :-)
Liane Pinel
Wow! Awesome!
JonRussell replied
Thank you Liane!! :-)
zooreka
wow – These guys seem to be everywhere. Never saw one until around 3 years ago here in Peru atTambopata Reserve. Then I see photos opf same from the USA and now OZ…
Here it is called the Snake Bird. Shag has a whole other meaning! =) Alas I lost the bulk of my images from that trip due to a failed HD but I do have one of the snakebird at low res which I salvaged from a web image I uploaded.
Always lovely to see….
JonRussell replied
You are right! This is in fact a Darter, or snake bird, I got them mixed up, a shag or cormorants has a shorter neck and is a smaller bird! Took pictures of both today. ;
) Thanks for your great comment, it was much appreciated! :) JonVirginia N. Fred
Great angle you chose for this one you can see his tail feathers opened also fantastic work…gina
JonRussell replied
Thank you so much Virginia!! :-)
sfmilner
Greetings Jon; Stunning work, very beautiful !
steve
JonRussell replied
Thank you very much Steve!! Nice of you to comment mate!! :-)
Kate Adams
Awesome image John!!! love the details in the plumage!!
JonRussell replied
Thank you very much Kate!! :-)
Karl Davis
Very Nice.
JonRussell replied
Hi Karl, Thank you for your comment!! :-)
CJTill
Awesome Jon.
JonRussell replied
Thanks so much for your comment CJ, its much appreciated!! :-)
zooreka
... Lol… The cormorants up in the West of Ireland where I fly fish when home are bigger than the snake bird I saw. They are grey cormorants which are quite common in reland. But I believe that generally they are quite small birds…
JonRussell replied
I think there are a few different breeds of cormorants, the ones I see the most are black and white ;-)
Hans Bax
Awesome shot, Jon!
JonRussell replied
Thanks so much for your great comments Hans!! :-)
John44
Good job .. natural colors
JonRussell replied
Thanks very much John!! :-)
smallfox
Beautiful!!
JonRussell replied
Hi Paul thank you, glad you like it!! :-)
Martina Fagan
Nice one:)
JonRussell replied
Thanks Tina!! ;-)
Fran Webster
Brings back wonderful memories of Kariba
JonRussell replied
Thanks so much glad it bought back nice memories for you!! ;-)
J.K. York
looks very much like an Anhinga from East Coast United States. great shot with it sunning its wet wings.
JonRussell replied
Thanks for your great comment!! ;-)
lozzar
What a great capture. wonderful pic.
JonRussell replied
Thank you so much Lorraine!! :-)
AuntieBarbie
Mom!!! Can you see me now? It’s been half an hour since I’ve eaten – can I skim the water now????? Awesome capture.
JonRussell replied
Great comment! Thank you so much!! ;-)
Evelina Kremsdorf
I’ll be quick – WOW!
JonRussell replied
Thank you Evelina!! ;-)
brian pendrey
great image
JonRussell replied
Thank you so much Brian! ;-)
Karen Tillotson
Faaaaaaantastic shot Jon!!!!
JonRussell replied
Many thanks Karen!! :-)
Trish Woodford
A perfect pose and composition Jon, the light is lovely too :))))
JonRussell replied
Thanks so much Trish!! :-)
dinghysailor1
beautifully captured
:)
JonRussell replied
Many thanks! ;-)
Aimelle
awesome ! beautiful pose, light and colors
JonRussell replied
Lots of thanks Aimelle ;-)