Well folks, by the time you read this I will probably either on my way down to my race or even in the midst of it. This year’s Oak Ridge Cemetery Moonlight Race is going to be a solo event for me. Due to lack of participation, they have canceled the relay prediction race which is the event my team took third overall last year – could have been better but thanks to cheaters we were pushed back to third. – (link here). Instead, I’ll be running the half marathon solo – probably a good thing they canceled the relay since one of my team members is out with a foot injury and the other has struggled as of late getting his miles in. Linda is at a dog show so once again sans event photographer. Wait a minute, no friends to talk me out of it, no voice of reason from Linda…they are running a marathon at the same time … hmmmm. Note the question isn’t to do or not to do.. it is whether I can withstand the post race scorn and anger from my wife. What to do, what to do? (I’ll probably stick with the half .. Linda’s scorn can be intimidating). With the upcoming event approaching quickly, decided to just go with a short narrative post from our friends in Texas!
Once again back on our trip to Texas back in November 2013. One bird they have an abundance of are Cormorants. I believe these are Double-Crested but to be honest, the Neotropic has an upper range that is right where we were (Galveston area) and they look very similar. If you happen to think otherwise, please let me know – the Neotropic is not checked off my list as of yet. We encountered these interesting waterbirds wherever we stopped. Having them already checked off the list, I focused more on the behavior aspects than getting the perfect bird reference shot. In some cases, I wish my F stop was pushed up (or down depending on how technical you want to get) to pull a bit more of the background in focus.
This particular Cormorant spotted something of great interest not too far away from where it was floating….
Hit the jump to see more shots of these water bandits.
