Showing posts with label Lamprey. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lamprey. Show all posts

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.