Guilin cormorants
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Great cormorant
Portrait of a trained fishing Great cormorant (Phalacrocorax carbo) standing on a fishing net, Li River near Xingping Fishing Village, Guangxi Province, China. The birds have a life span of up to 25 years.The practice of fishing with cormorants is an ancient tradition in China that is now dying out as the fish populations decline in the rivers and it is now practised primarily for the tourist industry.
Fotoeffects...it is essential dead on the Li River except for the tourist trade, but cormorant fishing is alive and well (and protected) in Japan in the Gifu area, where they fish for Ayu river fish (sweet fish), made into a popular grilled dish.
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BIRDS-WILDLIFE-AUSTRALIA
on December 20, 2017Beautiful shot of the cormorant ! Superb detail !!
Judith Sparhawk
on December 19, 2017Good portrait of the "fisherman" on the net. Sorry to hear it is mostly for the tourist trade, but glad you were in the right place to record it with you camera.
Kevin Poynor
on December 18, 2017Super shot!
fotoeffects
on December 18, 2017Wonderful detail!
arctangent
on December 18, 2017For me, this tells a story, as well as showing great details of the bird itself.
johnchapmanphotographer
on December 18, 2017Hi Terry, SUPERB.
Bruno Suignard
on December 18, 2017superb!!
hello, I'm back from vacation
God's Child
on December 18, 2017One large black bird (although they are varied in size)!
12/17/2017
Lgood
on December 17, 2017That's a great close up of the Cormorant. I had no idea that they could be taught to fish. This is a wonderful capture, and I really liked learning about the tradition of the men that fish with them.
Rick Willis
on December 17, 2017Had no Idea they could be trained to fish...
Learn something new everyday...