Pied Cormorant

LITTLE PIED CORMORANT.

These little cormorants, Phalacrocorax melanoleucos,  have been around the Kilmore Golf Club reservoir over the last few weeks.

I saw this one this morning  sitting on the model railway bridge across the Kilmore Creek. This bridge is outside the Kilmore Leisure Centre. It is a very busy place with cars and  foot traffic accessing the Centre. There is also a kindergarten opposite.

This little fellow seemed quite happy to sit and amidst all the hustle and bustle and watch the world go past.  He was quite happy for me to get quite close before he finally flew to the second bridge along rhe creek

There were a number of other water birds about this morning, all enjoying the brief sunshine. Perhaps the numbers lead to a sense of security for them all.

It is good to see the birds about and to hear the frogs singing they are all good indications that our water-way is healthy.

It  is just a pity however to see the large carp swimming about in the water.