This log at the edge of one of Magnolia Plantation’s ponds is often occupied by a drying Anhinga, but on this day a Double-crested Cormorant had possession.

I have rarely seen one this close, and he seemed to only be paying attention to the warm sun.

About an hour later when I passed back by, sunlight was no longer shining on the pond or the bird, and the Cormorant was in the same spot.

And he was just as uninterested in passers by.

He seems unaware of your camera. These are good photos
I was rather surprised he didn’t fly off, he was only a few feet from a popular walking path and other folks had passed by, too.
Thank you, Alice, glad to know that you liked them.
Whoa… The reflections in these photos are sensational, Ellen!
Thank you! I do like still water and the lighting was just right.
Graeat photos!!
Thank you, Isabel!
Love that third shot with the reflections! ❤️
Thanks, Donna, that is a great late afternoon spot.