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Brown Pelican
Danielbirdwatcher

Brown Pelican (Pelecanus occidentalis)

Now here's one smart Brown Pelican. This guy is camped out on a shrimp boat and refuses to be cheated out of a great shrimp meal however that seat he is perched on can't be comfortable for laughing out loud.
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Habitat
Shem Creek Dock Area
Location
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA
Date taken
January 2021
Scientific name
Pelecanus occidentalis
Equipment used
Nikon Coolpix P-900
Shutter speed, aperture & ISO
Aperture setting.
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Reactions: sw2001, delia todd, mtn and 1 other person
aloktewari
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So amazing, this biggie can keep his balance on such a frugal perch ... brilliant shot and narrative, Daniel ... tfs ...
 
B
fantastic photo, Daniel, I agree, that doesn't look to be the most comfortable seat, superb colors and details, top notch, many tfs!!
 
KC Foggin
Staff member
Opus Editor
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A smashin close up of this Pelican Daniel and captured with awesome detail buddy!
 
Donald Talbott
Supporter
Superb capture of this beautiful Pelican perched nicely looking for its next meal Daniel, wish I had one in my gallery mate. Keep Safe. Tfs.
 

Media information

Category
North America
Added by
Danielbirdwatcher
Date added
View count
142
Comment count
18

Image metadata

Device
NIKON COOLPIX P900
Aperture
ƒ/6.3
Focal length
71.4 mm
Exposure time
1/800
ISO
100
Flash
Off, did not fire
Filename
Brown Pelican.jpg
File size
1.1 MB
Date taken
Sun, 03 January 2021 12:55 PM
Dimensions
3648px x 2736px

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