In pictures: Cormorants hunting for fish

Cormorants are skilled fish hunters. Sometimes they dive in water to catch fish while some other times they just spend time idling around. Here is a photo story from a wetland in Aria village of Shahjahanpur upazila in Bogura, capturing the fishing activities of cormorants.

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A pair of cormorants.
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A whole catfish—just caught from the water. Now it’s time to eat.
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Variety in diet is necessary. This time, it’s an eel.
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A cormorant takes flight.
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They move about in pairs.
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A refreshing bath.
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Now it’s time to dry off.
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This is the wetland where they are found.
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