Ledge Before Fledge…
(Cormorants at Mutton Cove, Godrevy, Cornwall…)
There had been a chance to peer down from some height
At the cove, hoping perhaps a seal or two might just have lingered
But that was not the case, although one or two popped inquisitive heads
From the green tinged ocean, tousling near the base of cliffs, cruel, harsh and dark,
Whilst a few more lounged upon Godrevy’s lighthouse rocks, posing unencumbered…
There were black patches upon piles of untidily entwined dry sticks, just within sight
Upon cliff ledges, which upon closer inspection were nests of unhindered
Cormorants, the occupants peacefully huddled and serene in their crude straw beds.
One adult curled its lush black neck to preen, its gloss contrasting with the stark
Dryness of the rock face, its yellow bill a delicate tool, whilst its chicks slumbered…
Pete Ray…
15th June 2026…
Nesting cormorants, very sedate, undisturbed…
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