One of the reasons I love living in the Lowcountry.
It’s been 7 years last week since we loaded up the car, stuffed the poor dog in the back, and left the north behind.

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.
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.
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. 😁