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Shag by ~Silvershark:iconSilvershark:

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©2006-2008 ~Silvershark
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Submitted: June 11, 2006
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Make: Canon
Model: Canon PowerShot S2 IS
Shutter Speed: 1/403 second
F Number: F/4.0
Focal Length: 72 mm
Date Picture Taken: Jun 11, 2006, 11:52:07 AM

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This has to be my favourite shot from my Farne Island trip, a Shag. These birds also nest on the Farne Islands and it is possible to get inches away from them in some places. Their feathers shimmer dark green in the sunlight and I love those green eyes - first time I've ever noticed their eyes! The mothers on their nest were happy to sit and have their photo taken, even those with newly hatched chicks which I was also able to see. The males meanwhile were always on the look-out for gifts to take to their partner. One gift-seeking male seemed delighted when a kittiwake feather came in his direction, grabbing the feather and proudly strutting away with it to present to his mate who added it to her nest.
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~Blue-eyed-Kelpie:iconBlue-eyed-Kelpie: Jun 11, 2006, 4:32:55 PM
looks like you had a productive trip, it sounds like a wonderful place. beautiful bird, great shot!

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~RedDrgn:iconRedDrgn: Jun 12, 2006, 8:21:15 AM
They sound like interesting birds, indeed! Such a brilliant emerald eye, too...they remind me of cormorants. I wonder if they are related? :?

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~Silvershark:iconSilvershark: Jun 12, 2006, 10:25:13 AM
Yup they're close relatives of cormrants, very similar only shags are much smaller and lack the white in the breeding season. Shags also have a crest that cormrants lack. Only saw glimpses of cormrants this time and no nests close by unlike last year - maybe they lay their eggs a bit later in the season because last year it was July when I visited the islands.

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~Silvershark:iconSilvershark: Jun 12, 2006, 12:34:49 PM
Definately productive trip, hoping to go back in July when the most of the chicks have hatched.

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Sometimes it IS the small things that make the biggest
~CaptBogart:iconCaptBogart: Jun 22, 2006, 12:21:55 PM
I like the green eyes, very cool.

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