Drying wings

Cormorants stand on posts and rocks to dry their wings.  Flying is hard when wet.  They are much smaller that a pelican.  In the surf it is hard to catch a photo of these birds, because they are constantly diving for food.  They are good underwater swimmers.  The perch for this cormorant is mostly submerged at high tide but reveals algae and barnacles at  low tide.  The stillness of the water is important in this painting,  This is one case where the horizon and the sky form an almost disappearing line.