I can’t believe I hadn’t posted this image much earlier, so here I am making up for lost time. This was taken on one of those impossibly beautiful mornings on Cape Cod, when the light is rosy-gold and the air is as clear — and almost as tangible — as fine crystal. On those days …
Tag Archive: Great Pond
Aug 28 2009
Me and my shadow
I’m sure the reason we acquired a cormorant on the pond this summer is because Great Pond is home to plenty of fish. The bigger ones — mostly large mouth bass — hang out at the deep end of the pond, hiding among the reeds and water lilies. The little ones come to the shallow …
Aug 10 2009
A slightly different angle
This summer we acquired a raft in the pond in Truro. Not long thereafter, a young cormorant took up residence. I figured I could get close enough to get some good pics, even without a super-long lens. Little did I know how close: this bird is not exactly shy. I circled the raft in a …


