"Strictly Come Dancing...Cormorants!!"

I spotted these cormorants on my way past Killingworth Lake after I'd been for a swim at the neighbouring Leisure Centre (not in the Lake!!). I guess they were drying their wings, but it looked as if they were practising for the next "Strictly Come Dancing" contest!

When I went nearer they dived into the lake, then took off one by one. I’ve put a shot of this on Flickr here…it looks as if the second one was a bit miffed to be splashed by the take-off efforts of the leader!

View large here.