Cormorants hearing underwater
There’s a Cormorant at the Town Quay.
![Cormorant - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Town-Quay-The-Hall-of-Einar-2196-725x483.jpg)
It stands and hangs its wings out to dry just under the rusty railway bridge:
![Cormorant - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Town-Quay-The-Hall-of-Einar-2105-725x483.jpg)
Then it flies across and sits by the side of the river, next to me, and preens:
![Cormorant - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Town-Quay-The-Hall-of-Einar-2065-483x725.jpg)
It looks like it has a feather or two missing:
![Cormorant - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Town-Quay-The-Hall-of-Einar-2058-725x483.jpg)
Cormorants have very good hearing underwater which means their hearing out of water is thought to be rather poor. This one is attentive and still relaxed with me being here.
![Cormorant - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Town-Quay-The-Hall-of-Einar-2036-725x483.jpg)
Relaxed enough to have a proper stretch and yawn. That’s quite some gape.
![Cormorant - The Hall of Einar - photograph (c) David Bailey (not the)](https://www.thehallofeinar.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/Town-Quay-The-Hall-of-Einar-2244-725x483.jpg)