Balancing Act

You'd think living by the loch I could tell the difference between a shag and a cormorant. I think this is a cormorant but don't have time to check before uploading as we have to go out ( hence the unusually early upload) Will catch up later.
This sea bird and his friends spend a lot of time balancing on the buoys in front of our house. I liked the way the red from the buoy is reflected in the plumage.

Summer is almost over but the butteflies don't seem tp realise this as suddenly they are starting to appear for the first time this summer. got a lot of close up shots of them but thought this was a wee bit different.