Today must be ‘Pelican Day’. Everything published has been of the big white birds.
And so…
I caught this guy making a sliding landing.
At the end he did add a little flair, did a spin to turn and face me.
The whole thing looked a lot like water skiing.
Nice!!
Thanks 😀 he made a long slow slide for me
Sure does! Great performance lol 🙂
Next he needs to try one ski (foot) LOL
Hahaha! 😀 The Q is, will you be there to capture the action?
Your pelicans always look huge, Ted. It is no wonder that they have trouble stopping on a dime. I like the idea of a waterskiing pelican, which really is what the first photo looks like.
They like space for take off and landing LOL. Huge is the right word too. It’s actually the tallest bird in North America, wing span second only to the Condor, and weights around 20 pounds.
When a flock lands, or fly’s in low, you pay attention LOL.
They spend the winter in the bigger marshes. Great to photo of course 😂
Wow. I knew they were big, but had no idea they were second only to the condor in wingspan.
LOL, even the Wood Storks get out of their way.