2012/09/08

Toppskarv - Phalacrocorax aristotelis - European Shag

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with juvenile


Toppskarv - Phalacrocorax aristotelis - European Shag
NF Photo 120626 Staple Island, Scotland

Om Toppskarv på wiki
About European Shag on wiki
on youtube

It was amazing how close we could get without seeming to disturb them. They just ignored you. The islands so good for nesting they accepted all "visitors". 

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14 comments:

  1. eileeninmdSeptember 09, 2012

    Your Shag is our Cormorant? I love the shot with the juvenile. Great shots!

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  2. Chubskulit RoseSeptember 09, 2012

    Very beautiful! Visiting from Camera Critters.

    Green Bug
    Have a great weekend.

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  3. Gemma WisemanSeptember 09, 2012

    Enjoyed all the behaviour perspectives of this bird! Especially loved the macro profile!

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  4. NatureFootstepSeptember 09, 2012

    Hi Eileen. The Shag seen in my post today is not the common cormorant. It is very similar but it is smaller, has some fancy feathers on it´s skull, not really seen here, and it seem to be only at the ocean coast of Europe. And the mediterrainien sea.

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  5. Ingemar PetterssonSeptember 09, 2012

    Hej!
    Ja, vilken upplevelse och vilka fina bilder. Det måste ha varit speciellt att få se dem så nära. Här i Bohuslän ser vi ju dem ibland men då är det oftast långt ut med tuben.. Ja, någon kilometer eller så...
    Härlig serie för en fågelstolle som mig.
    Ha en fin söndag!
    /Ingemar

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  6. Vores haveSeptember 09, 2012

    Flotte billeder du viser:)
    Hanne Bente

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  7. Anni September 09, 2012

    Looks like what we call a Cormorant here in Texas [America] I especially loved the beautiful sheen you've managed to capture.

    Thanks again, for linking up at the Bird D'Pot weekend meme!!

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  8. AnonymousSeptember 09, 2012

    Very beautiful photos. I enjoy your blogs very much. You are so talented.

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  9. UnknownSeptember 09, 2012

    Beautiful sequence!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  10. Phil SladeSeptember 09, 2012

    Lovely close-up shots. Hard to get close to that species here.

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  11. NatureFootstepSeptember 09, 2012

    thanks a lot, I´m glad to have you. :)

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  12. Adam JonesSeptember 09, 2012

    Really nice close ups. I've seen hundreds of Cormorants but never a Shag. It's on my list to see.

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  13. theconstantwalkerSeptember 09, 2012

    Amazing images of these wonderful birds..

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  14. PatSeptember 10, 2012

    Wonderful shots!

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