Sounds prehistoric doesn’t it? Well it looks prehistoric too.
This is a post about the Cormorant.
It is also going to be a post about Cannop Ponds. Well I told you that I would show you around, just a little bit today though.
The Ponds are part of my playground. They are a bit of a walk and the last time we went out there we were gone for nine hours. I had to get Fizz’s feet re-soled. It is actually about an hour and a half walk from my house, through beautiful forest but I dawdle.
There are Cormorants here.
I think that they come here to laugh at the fishermen who seem to find it so hard to catch a fish. All that you have to do is dive in after it.
That is a very strange looking bird.
The Ponds are a very popular part of the forest, I haven’t really seen them in the height of the tourist season. I expect it must get quite busy but when Fizz and I come out on these walks we set out before dawn (we see wild animals) and we get here while it is still quite early, we have only seen it quiet.
This is a really nice place, completely different from the farmland and forest that surround us. We come here to look at birds and we will be back soon.
A Tramp in the Woods 