Titusville - Too big a fish?

 

How to eat this??

We have a cormorant that has claimed the fairway aft of our boat. We see him fishing every evening, diving under the water to catch his evening meal. These birds do not have strong oils to prevent water penetration. If they did, they could not dive for their food. You'll see them often sitting on a post with their wings spread out, drying them. 

I've come to help.... rival or mate? Can anyone tell?

Tonight he caught an especially large fish and he's been struggling to eat it. We watched him dive, surface, dive, surface, and he still hadn't downed that fish. After a while, we saw another cormorant swim by that we had not seen before. We don't know if it's a rival or a mate. We'll continue watching to see how things turn out. 

At 5:00 am on Wednesday morning, there's a SpaceX launch of 60 more satellites for Starlink. It will be dark and that makes for a more spectacular launch, I'll try to get photos.