Back in the month of December last year, I was surprised to see a Cormorant perched on top of an electricity pylon being attacked by an audacious crow. On looking carefully, I understood that the crow was probably fighting for a vantage point that the Cormorant wanted to wrest from the Cormorant. Strangely enough, the Crows at the Basai Wetland in Gurugram seem to be aggressive enough to fight even the hardy Kites that can be found feeding on the fish in the wetland.
Cormorants seem to favour the Basai Wetland in Gurgaon especially as they seem to be as at home in shallow waters as in deeper lakes and ponds. Cormorants have the deepest blue of eyes, though it was only after zooming in to their faces that I realised this. Though they might seem ungainly and rather gangling at first, Cormorants are adept in fishing for their prey, often diving into the water surfacing in a different spot from where they had dived into the water.
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