The cormorant is a bird that has the ability to dive into water and stay there a long time looking for fish. The bird then catches the fish in its beak and returns to the surface. The bird is unable to swallow the fish as a string has been tied loosely around its neck. The fisherman, who is on a bamboo raft will lift the bird onto the raft and remove the fish and drop it into a basket. The bird then goes back into the water to try to catch more. You can view this in the evening.