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Cormorant and shag gathering on Sumpter’s Wharf, Oamaru, North Otago, South Island, New Zealand. Sadly, I could have benefited from a focal length greater than 300mm.

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Very distant semi-blurred capture of many various cormorants and shags on an old timber Victorian pier. The sky is bright blue with a deeper blue water expanse. The birds congregate on a locked and abandoned pier annually and include a mix of Matapo Otago, Stewart Island, Spotted, Black, Double-breasted, Auckland, King, Great, Little pied, Australian, Bank, and Little Black shags and cormorants.
June 10, 2026 at 5:33 PM