You may well be tired, by now, of Big Bird images.  These are the last of the "season" which was remarkably short ... this has been a trend the last three or four years.  First up are some images of Big Bird that didn't make the earlier posts:

Circling to land in the "good" light:

Detail of Big Bird's feathers ...

Getting a little closer ...

In black & white ...

I call this image the "X" Factor ...

There's almost always another crowd competing for the same meal.  Here's some them.

A Great Egret crossing the channel against the sun ...

The ever-present Gull looking for an opportunity ...

And, the army of cormorants.  Here's a small group with a head throw by one ...

A Landing. A mini-X factor?  ... 

Cormorants are not graceful fliers like Big Bird. They are built to swim underwater to catch their food rather than dive for it from above like Big Bird.  Their take-offs and landings are longer, more labored, and not nearly as graceful. 

Intensity #1. Just getting airborne ...

Intensity #2,  Another  ... 

I hope you enjoyed  this mini Big Bird series and, as  always, thank you for taking the time to look and comment!

Adam