Yesterday I walked round the lake, just passed some bushes and there, standing on the edge of a fishing peg was a Cormorant. It didn't move away so I edged slowly towards it until I was abour six feet away and stood watching it. A chap with two dogs approached and it still stayed put. One of the dogs barked but it stayed still.
The chappy edged along the peg and eventually stroked it then backed away so I did the same and stroked it. When we walked away it just stayed put.
Walking back ten minutes later it was still there and a man and woman were taking pics of it. After some discussion, the woman also managed to stroke it but she must have made a sudden movement because it dived in to the water and came up about 20 yasrds away.
However, it paddled back to shore and stood there as before. I walked away but the woman stayed with it, she was worried about any loose dogs grabbing it.
I wondered if it was OK but it's been suggested it was a bird that's used to being handled by humans, possibly after being rescued and later released. I hadn't thought of that.
After thinking about it, the bird had got back to shore, stood for a while then flapped it's wings for ten - fifteen seconds so I wonder if it had been "fishing" for some time and was drying it's wings etc before flying off to wherever it calls home?
It's life Jim, but not as WE know it.
Live long and prosper.
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