Photo by Kort Duce Double-crested cormorants are silhouetted in a dead tree at a nature area as the sun sets behind Longs Peak and Mount Meeker in Rocky Mountain National Park, outside Longmont, Colorado. In this vertical color photograph, a large dead tree rises from the lower right and dominates the frame. Four cormorants perch at different heights—one preening while the other three, beaks open, appear to be calling. The air is alive with insects, subtly filling the scene. In the lower left, a pair of trees begin to leaf out, hinting at the changing season. The sun hovers just above the horizon, about to drop behind the peaks, with a few clouds drifting overhead. The entire image is washed in a warm yellow-orange glow, creating a quiet, peaceful atmosphere.
Double-crested cormorants are silhouetted in a dead tree at a nature area as the sun sets behind Longs Peak and Mount Meeker in Rocky Mountain National Park, outside Longmont, Colorado.
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