Matching book ends ........

I quite like Cormorants which is just as well as we have no shortage of them on the reserve, its not unusual to see ten or so in the air at the same time and generally all you really see is a big and ungainly black bird.

However in the right light their plumage comes to life with a subtlety that is quite worthy of remark.

Add to this their yellow and white bills and the brightest of emerald coloured eyes and actually you have quite a respectable looking bird.