Great cormorants at Taudaha lake on Kathmandu outskirts (Photo feature)

When I am not running around all over the city covering news stories, I spend my time taking pictures of birds. Every weekend, I get up early and go to places where I could get glimpses of birds that I have not captured. This weekend, I woke up early and went to the Taudaha lake in Chobhar on the southern outskirts of Kathmandu after hearing birdwatchers had seen a flock of great cormorants.

Great cormorants, known as jalewa in Nepali, are one of the widest-spread fish-eating birds on earth. They are found in Asia, Europe, Africa, Oceania and North America. They can be both residents and migratory .