The shrimp boat was tied up for the night, but I think these Pelicans wanted to make sure it didn’t go anywhere without them.
One great thing about these boats is almost everything is a bright, neon, color. Nets, floats, rigging, even the bait bins are vivid.
Makes for great images.
Prehistoric, yet elegant in the air. Nobody can resist a Pelican.
The birds with the darker head are juveniles.
All the photographs here were taken near commercial shrimp boats. It’s like a free lunch when the boats return from fishing.
These birds were more than happy to wait around, even with me staring at them with a camera.
One of the things that happens when Dolphins herd fish is everyone else benefits too. The Pelicans take advantage of this by diving in water that looks way too shallow.
This is a lot of bird, at high speed, going head first.
I didn’t see any get stuck in the sand so I guess they knew what they were doing.
A Brown Pelican that suddenly crossed in front of me.
I can never pass up the opportunity when I can get action shots of Pelicans. Ungainly, and in the air amazingly graceful.
Recently we have moved some of our work out of the marshes to the lowcountry shore. Winter is almost here (as much as we get winter) so we go where the wildlife is.
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I’m not sure what I did, but the look is unmistakable.
Everybody loves Pelicans.
I’m fairly sure this is the first time seeing a ‘Pile Of Pelicans’ feeding…up close and personal for many people. Click the images to view details, fish and Pelicans in a pile.
Above I see at least one flounder and two other fish, in the middle of this.
There were between 50 – 75 Brown Pelicans following the shrimp boats into the docks. As the nets and holding pens are emptied of the days catch scraps are cleaned and some pushed overboard. Standing by the back of the boats or low side piers places you right in the center of chaos.
With luck everything stays dry.
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Oh yeah, while they pushed, bit, and shoved, hardly a sound was made.
This really was one of those good / bad light days. The morning was dark, dreary. By the afternoon the sky had bright spots.
And while not planned, Pelicans were the star attraction. Lots and lots of Pelicans.
