Like all cormorants, the double-crested cormorant dives to find its prey. It mainly eats fish. Fish are caught by diving under water. Smaller fish may be eaten while the bird is still beneath the surface but bigger prey is often brough to the surface before it is eaten like shown at the image. Of course in such a situation a bird that got a fish could be attacked by a fishing neighbor. If such an attack takes place, the one, who wins is usually the fish. After my shot was taken the lucky fish was able to escape.
