So, I finally get to take a trip overseas: well, Brownsea Island in Poole harbour, Dorset. Shameful, really, as it's the first time that I've ever been there despite the fact that I only live several miles away. Better late than never.
The island has a colony of Red squirrel, but on this occasion they remained elusive. There were, however, many other species to photograph including a variety of roosters, as well as the famous peacocks. What did catch my eye was a juvenile Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo), drying its feathers in the sun on a rock on the southern shore. These birds only acquire adult plumage over a period of two years.
© 2007
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