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The Take-off

The Take-off

Caught this cormorant taking off at a local lake near San Jose, California. They are pretty common along the coast but I had never seen one on this little lake....
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Caught this cormorant taking off at a local lake near San Jose, California. They are pretty common along the coast but I had never seen one on this little lake.
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Apr, 2018

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People's Choice in Common Commorants Photo Challenge

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Fantastic shot:-)

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Awesome wing detail..great shot

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Wow....beautiful!! Love all the details and the color of that eye and beak!! : )

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Awesome...such great detail! Love the processing too...really well done! :)

Fantastic shot...have a great day,Mark !!!

That eye!! Like an LED! and fabulous, almost prehistoric looking, feathers to boot. Wow. Awesome capture.

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Fantastic capture!

Gosh Mark this is amazing. That wing motion and you can just feel the bird giving it everything it has to get airborne.

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WOW this is fantastic!

Now this is brilliant! fabulous image. Well done you!

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Awesome composition nice detail

Wow...simply stunning

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