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Friday 29th May 2020 saw me drop into University of Queensland at St Lucia, Queensland, Australia for a morning outing. The morning saw some lovely light, and with many Little Black Cormorants nesting in a tree on the lake there were lots of good opportunities for in-flight shots. I got several images of these birds returning with another stick to improve their nest. At one point I was sitting beside the lake and an Australasian Darter flew across the lake and landed a few metres from me, then stretched its wings to dry them. A magic morning with great light, a great way to start the working day.

MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0001 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (immature) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (immature) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/7.1 | ISO 900 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0002 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (immature) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (immature) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/7.1 | ISO 900 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0003 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (immature) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) (immature) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/7.1 | ISO 320 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0004 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/7.1 | ISO 360 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0005 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 1100 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0006 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight above a lake.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight above a lake. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 1400 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0007 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight above a lake.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight above a lake. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 1600 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0008 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) taking off from a lake.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) taking off from a lake. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 2200 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0009 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 1400 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0010 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 1600 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0011 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 1100 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0012 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) about to land on a lake.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) about to land on a lake. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 1600 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0013 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) landing on a lake.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) landing on a lake. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1600sec | f/8 | ISO 1600 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0014 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) perching on a railing on a lake.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) perching on a railing on a lake. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/500sec | f/8 | ISO 450 | 750 mm (effective focal length)
MMPI_20200529_MMPI0064_0015 - Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight above a lake.
Little Black Cormorant (Phalacrocorax sulcirostris) in flight above a lake. UQ Lakes, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia. Nikon D500 + Nikon 200-500mm f/5.6 1/1250sec | f/8 | ISO 800 | 750 mm (effective focal length)

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