{"product_id":"tom-daley-the-diving-cormorant","title":"Tom Daley the diving Cormorant","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMeet Tom Daley\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis Tom Daley is a Great Cormorant (\u003cem\u003ePhalacrocorax carbo\u003c\/em\u003e), one of Cornwall’s most skilled diving birds.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMost people spot cormorants bobbing around on the sea surface or on harbour walls and cliff sides with their wings spread out wide to dry. What many people don’t realise is that they are exceptional divers, capable of pursuing fish underwater using powerful feet and remarkable agility.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTom Daley literally photo bombed Alex and I at 7m depth as he dived down in front of us, turned, swam several meters and then darted to the surface at incredible speed. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMoments like this remind me that the boundary between land, sea and sky is often a human perception ignored by wildlife and some of the ocean’s most fascinating residents don’t live entirely underwater at all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecies\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eGreat Cormorant (\u003cem\u003ePhalacrocorax carbo\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSeaWild Fact\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUnlike most seabirds, cormorants do not have fully waterproof feathers. This allows them to dive more efficiently by reducing buoyancy, but it also means they must regularly dry their wings after a plunge.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLocation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSilver Steps, Falmouth Bay, Cornwall, UK\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate Captured\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e21st November 2025\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePhotographer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlex\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCollection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet the Locals – The SeaWild Art Collection\u003cbr\u003e© SeaWild.org\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eSize Guide\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n    \u003cstrong\u003eCentimeters\u003c\/strong\u003e\n    \u003ctable\u003e\n        \u003ctr\u003e\n                            \u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n                            \u003cth\u003e\u003c\/th\u003e\n                    \u003c\/tr\u003e\n                    \u003ctr\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003e(A3) Large portrait art print\u003c\/td\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003eThe art print is 29.7 x 42cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n                            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n                    \u003ctr\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003e(A3) Large landscape art print\u003c\/td\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003eThe art print is 42 x 29.7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n                            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n                    \u003ctr\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003e(A4) Portrait art print\u003c\/td\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003eThe art print is 21 x 29.7cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n                            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n                    \u003ctr\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003e(A4) Landscape art print\u003c\/td\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003eThe art print is 29.7 x 21cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n                            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n                    \u003ctr\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003e(A5) Small portrait art print\u003c\/td\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003eThe art print is 14.8 x 21cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n                            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n                    \u003ctr\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003e(A5) Small landscape art print\u003c\/td\u003e\n                                    \u003ctd\u003eThe art print is 21 x 14.8cm\u003c\/td\u003e\n                            \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003c\/table\u003e\n\n    \n\u003ch3\u003eProduct Specification\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLarge Portrait Art Print - 29.7 x 42 cm (11.6 x 16.5 in) (A3) printed on 300gsm 100% recycled paper.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"SEAWILD","offers":[{"title":"White \/ One Size","offer_id":57867734253832,"sku":"103609337","price":35.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1020\/0006\/6824\/files\/4cf83550e82950f48c473dc091e6f02e06364936d071f09b_e48ee219-6dc8-4ca0-b420-5e12bce1a8c0.png?v=1779405161","url":"https:\/\/www.seawild.org\/products\/tom-daley-the-diving-cormorant","provider":"SeaWild","version":"1.0","type":"link"}