The Little Pied Cormorant is a reasonable common bird of the Oak Street Wetland. While it does not always have a presence like the Eurasian Coote, there is a good chance of seeing one when you visit Oak Street.
This particular Cormorant appears to be posing for a photograph why it perched on a tree branch to dry off after a swim in the pond. It was taken on 8 November 2024. From the looks of it, it is a checky one.
Nikon Z9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/640s f/6.3 ISO220
I have not seen any Cormorants at the Oak Street Wetland for some time. We normally have the Little Pied Cormorant, Little Black Cormorant and, on occasions, Great Cormorant at the wetland.
On 21 October 2024, this Little Pied Cormorant was spotted. It circled the wetland a couple of times which gave me an opportunity to capture it in flight. I like how it was back-lite by the sun which gave it highlights on the outline of its body and wings.
Nikon Z 9, Nikkor Z 800mm f/6.3 VR S @ 1/3200s f/6.3 ISO5600