An energetic cormorant

Photographer

T. T. Tanaka

Category

London Photography - Nature

Company

ENCOUNTERS

Submission Group

Professional

Year

2025

Country / Region:

Japan

Whitecaps come in one after another. As I gazed in amazement, a cormorant suddenly leaped out of the sea between the waves. I could feel the energy of the creature surging out of the water. Sado Island, Japan's northern island.

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