Cormorant

There have been cormorants since Baddeck in the Bras d'Or Lakes, swimming up to their necks, guzzling fish and standing on mooring buoys stretching out their wings to dry - adorable.

Today, Monday, there was one on our pontoon, looking at the ducks in the water. It's quite a big bird with a long yellow beak hooked at the end. Its feet gripped the end of the decking, and were clutching on in a jointed, prehensile way, like webbed hands. Then it plopped into the water, leaving behind a large porridge turd.