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TheHackster
Columbus, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 05, 2009
05:09 PM Post #7245008
| Went out to Cooper's Creek Park again and saw these ducks out aways. I was struck by how low they float. Anyone know what they are?
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TheHackster
Columbus, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 05, 2009
05:12 PM Post #7245022
| Here's a blow-up of a few.
Hack
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TheHackster
Columbus, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 05, 2009
05:14 PM Post #7245034
| Let me try that blow-up again.
Hack
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threegardeners
North Augusta, ON
(Zone 5a)
November 05, 2009
05:29 PM Post #7245089
| cool, it's like body-less birds coming at you! floating necks... |
realbirdlady
Austin, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 05, 2009
06:39 PM Post #7245330
| lol I don't know, maybe blowing up birds isn't really a good idea... |
dellrose
Conway, MO
(Zone 5b)
November 05, 2009
06:58 PM Post #7245410
| I could be wrong but they look like Cormorants. |
reddirtretiree
Norman, OK
November 05, 2009
07:42 PM Post #7245574
| Look like juvie cormorants to me, too. Don't know why they are riding so low in the water. |
Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2009
08:30 PM Post #7245768
| Double-crested Cormorants
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Resin
Northumberland
United Kingdom
(Zone 9a)
November 05, 2009
08:33 PM Post #7245784
| The reason for swimming so low is to soak their feathers fully, which makes them able to dive better and swim underwater faster.
Resin
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TheHackster
Columbus, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 06, 2009
12:08 AM Post #7246434
| Thanks everyone, even the wise-crackers. This is a new bird for me. Maybe I can be there when they are closer to shore.
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TheHackster
Columbus, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 06, 2009
12:13 AM Post #7246448
| Here's one more close-up.
Hack
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2vernes
Blytheville, AR
(Zone 7a)
November 06, 2009
01:31 AM Post #7246604
| We have lots of cormorants in our local lake and have always wondered why they ride so low in the water. Thanks for the information Resin, that makes sense. They spend a lot of time diving. Laverne |
TheHackster
Columbus, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 06, 2009
12:07 PM Post #7247499
| Ignore all my attempts at "close-ups" - just click on the photo and then use your Ctrl key and + key simultaneously and it will come right to you, so to speak.
Don't forget to use Ctrl and - keys to return it to its regular size.
That's a trick I just learned.
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TheHackster
Columbus, GA
(Zone 8a)
November 06, 2009
04:07 PM Post #7248065
| And Burd said you can also use the Ctrl key with the mouse button/wheel.
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realbirdlady
Austin, TX
(Zone 8b)
November 06, 2009
06:34 PM Post #7248463
| Hmmm, they're generally just down here in the winter. I always wondered if they were warmer keeping their back under water, rather than having all that surface area up in the breeze. |
