Bird of the Year 2025: Great Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo)

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11:40 tenderness, applying for a shift


11:46 shift


14:30 a pair

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10:13 wings :)


10:14 It is possible that the cause of the alarm was 2 people in a motorboat, who also appeared in the frame a little later (if I remember correctly)


18:41 I hope her leg is OK

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16:25


16:58


17:00 nest bases look shrunken over time

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18:42 in sun


18:42 here they are – “at work” full breakwater


18:44 most are drying up, but the seagulls are active

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18:49



May 4

11:40 very many and very busy


13:25 cormorants and mute swan

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11:25 transmit of responsibility


13:33 dramatical view in the midday


13:32 nice nest arrangement

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14:16 also in stile


13:27 very accurate


20:48 just from the supermarket..

[Kunter]

Thanks, Kunter!

The site is not working. Is it this video?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ht-ThWS_c80
I`ll delete this, when site will working.

Yes, thank you! I put the correct link now.

10:14 It is possible that the cause of the alarm was 2 people in a motorboat, who also appeared in the frame a little later (if I remember correctly)

Yes, probably. A lot of birds escape even if the boat just passes close by.

Today I found two more nests containing chicks (in Põhikaamera). But there are probably even more because there are many empty eggshells here and there.

[Fleur]

May 5



in the middle, feeding time

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Thanks, Fleur, for video!

9:49 For those interested - the camera recording still shows this morning's feeding till 21:49


Cormorants are so patient when feeding their chicks - that attempts must be repeated several times.

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10:07 this feeding is also available to see until 22:07
The portion is too big

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4:18; 4:41; 5:32 and 11:00 the day dawns


May 5th was a very rich day for impressions. There were many feeding scenes and simply interesting relationships and everyday scenes. I will now post two top gifs and then other pictures, maybe later I will supplement them with evening pictures.

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Top1 scene 11:20-11:21 absolutely stunning, thanks operator for seeing

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Top2 scene 12:00 also romantic and successful view

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9:35 the recent dancer and his partner have already built a stable nest


11:09 some other nests are in the egg stage


11:10 and 11:09

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10:07 many have chicks already, looks proud


11:24 applying for shift “through children”


15:04 trio

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11:24 It seems that the chicks' eyes remain closed for a while after hatching…


12:29 ..and how long is it? this beak is wide open and is being filled


11:38 here eyes are open little one is clinging to its sleeping mother.

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Some other feedings of the day.

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15:43

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13:04 the see looks green


15:32 the see looks silvered

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11:53 and the sky is the sky.. so are the neighbors..


13:21 ..one of them is ringed