Cormorant City

Once saw a documentary about the importance of the cormorant in certain parts of China.
In these places...cormorants are passed down from generation to generation...as one of
the most prized possessions a family can have. The prized cormorants are bred with
tender care...by their "masters"...and are prized...because of their prowess at fishing. This ability is aided by their owners...who tie their throats in such a way...
that it prevents them swallowing the fish they have caught...after diving as deeply
as they need to...then returning them to their human over lords...standing...pole in
hands on a slender raft...providing sustenance for them...and a marketable commodity.
It seems...apart from the throat tying...they are treated with respect...and are
given part of their catch. Sometimes...when it has rained in Vancouver...it seems...
for weeks on end...one would be forgiven for calling it..."duck city"...but I find that
name too unpoetic. Much preferable...is the name "cormorant city"...cormorants and
water go together...and they are often to be seen...next to the many fingers of the
ocean...that penetrate...even into the core of Vancouver.........Quester.