THIS beautiful photograph of a cormorant taken at Bee Fold Fisheries, Howe Bridge, is our picture of the week.

It was taken by Frank Rigby, of Higher Folds, Leigh, in the early afternoon of March 10.

Frank dropped the picture off at our Leigh office.

The number of cormorants in the UK has increased by 17 times in the last 25 years, spelling bad news for the fish population, but there’s no doubting the beauty of these birds.

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