Returning before dawn to Christchurch Harbour, Dorset, I hope to get a second chance at photographing the Canada geese; but this time they don't show up. Whilst keeping a watchful eye on the water in case they did, I get the chance to shoot images of a Cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) - first flying, then fishing - albeit at some distance.
Tracking this bird once it dives in search of a meal is tricky, but in this instance (top image) I capture the moment it positions its catch for swallowing.
The second image, also shot early this morning, shows the Doreen Dorward in position ready to deploy the geotextile bags, folded on the foredeck, used in the construction of the artificial surf reef off Boscombe beach.
Top: 300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor (VR off) with x1.4 TC-14EII teleconverter. 1/4000 second at f/5. -0.33 EV. ISO 640.
Bottom: 300mm f/2.8 AF-S VR Nikkor. 1/8000 second at f/2.8. -0.33 EV. ISO 280.
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