Not a great photo, very cloudy, but I wanted to post this as they have just arrived. 1st of this spring that I've seen here.
Back to where I started, just in time to see this cormorant hop up out of the water onto the same perch one got off of when I was starting my walk :)
It spread its wings to dry and gave a nice display.
Only one here now, where there were 2 before.
I love these birds! They look so elegant!