Saturday, 20 August 2011

Durham Cormorant and Lamprey

My first walk by the River Wear just after we had arrived at Durham


This Cormorant had caught a Lamprey. I thought it was an eel at the time, but after looking at the photos I realised what it was. The first Lamprey I had ever seen.

After a minute or so of trying, the cormorant manged to get the head down his throat and swallow it.


A young cormorant drying its wings.




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