silent sentinels : cormorants at dawn beneath the full moon

sky branch monochrome tree moon cloud darkness nature moonlight black line leaf winter silent cormorants dawn full sentinels tranquil monochromatic scene unfolds dominated stark silhouette leafless tree backdrop soft glow casting ethereal light two scientific phalacrocoracidae stand atop highest branches sleek darkened striking contrast lunar luminescence slumbers solitary figures preside stillness majesty pre-dawn hours