I like to mix things up since I do publish quite a bit and always seem to have a back log of photographs.
Brown Pelicans came to the top of the list today and really, who doesn’t love a Pelican.
Few More Pelicans
Category Archives: Pelican
We Surprised Each Other, Pelican
He jumped up to chase a fishman’s catch, I jumped up when I saw him, he jumped higher when he saw me…..
Goes on like that.
The category of ‘you can’t make this stuff up”.
Juvenile Brown Pelican
I have been publishing all that many true shore birds lately. Even the Pelicans have been the White fresh water variety.
For me the Brown Pelicans are the best reason to head to the beach.
This species will take between 3 – 5 years to reach breeding age, and change their colors. I think this one is fairly young based on the head coloring. Certainly don’t take that as a fact though LOL.
Pelican Sunset
Not sure it should be published, but I like it.
Floating Pelican
Pelicans are another of those birds that don’t need to do a single thing to make a great photograph. They have that much character.
Best viewed large.
This bird flew in, landing close to us, and was as interested in us as we were in him.
I’ve been told Pelicans can feel vibrations in the water through the tip of their beak. This helps when fishing and alerts them to any danger.
Brown Pelican
I grabbed these shots of a Brown Pelican as he turned to land just off the shore. I didn’t think I would catch the bird since the surface was a bit rough and hard to keep focus. I did catch a long series, except only the first two images were clean enough.
A short time after this one dropped down several more joined him and we were able to watch them close by until the sun was completely gone.
We had no plan this particular evening other than see the sunset. Brown Pelican are a great added bonus. 😁
Marsh Scene 2/2023
Captured in the ACE Basin, a quiet marsh scene of White Pelicans.
The scene was all about using black and white contrasts. Besides, it’s not like we don’t have plenty of color Pelican photographs on this site.
Eating Machine, Pelicans
White Pelicans use the age old hunting method of driving their prey in front of them. In a large group they push right through any schools of fish found. They also pull up all types of vegetation which can be seen below. I’m not sure how much of that is eaten.
When Pelicans fly over and see a group fishing they just drop right in the pack and join in.
I had a good spot for this flock and was able to shoot some good closeups.