A trio of Double-crested Cormorants gathered on the dead stump in the middle of Ferrari Pond the other morning. The bird in the middle was drying its wings. It is common to see Cormorants with their wings outstretched, drying them, because their feathers are not water proof and they become waterlogged when they dive for fish. As the bird in the upper left preened, one feather detached and floated slowly down to the water. The birds watched the floating feather and as it passed, the middle bird opened its beak in a failed attempt to catch the feather. Then, they watched as the feather, by now shaft down, sliced through the water and disappeared beneath them. I’m discovering that you can never anticipate what you’ll see on any given morning at Ferrari Pond.