Visa Renewal Trip to Northern Oman

This cormorant was drying out his wings in the sunshine on the beach in Oman, but I wondered whether the feathers were damaged and prevented him from flying ?

(Nikon D700 : Nikkor 80-200mm f2.8 + 2x convertor: f3.5 : 1/1000" : 400mm : ISO 800: 17.12.2011 14:46:42)