australian pelicans

to gain elevation for the long flight to wherever they were headed next.

Bird Billabong tends to dry out once the wet season is over. Only days earlier, the billabong was probably packed with Australian Pelicans, Magpie Geese and various ducks and shorebirds. When we got there, there were still large dense flocks feeding out on the remaining water, but Roger and...

Here's one of my Pelican shots.......seemed to be hard of hearing :) Quite a poser and I got heaps of shots and so did Pete, it's the only place that I can take him and he actually gets out of the car and strolls around and get some beautiful photos. Hope you like it!

Pelicans soaking up the late afternoon sun.

Hi all, thought this appropriate for this months comp.....I had taken Pete down to Queenscliff so that he would take some photos, having been house-bound for a while due to the heatwave! He got some great shots and as I was standing on the wharf one of the fishermen threw a small fish to the...

These birds often fly in one above the other

Thought this could fit the subject, Pete and I went to Queenscliff so that I could try and get some images of the Gannets but instead came home with a bagfull of Pelican shots.....the fishermen had just come in with their catch and were cleaning the fish on the slipway before going home! It was...

Australian Pelicans

Nothing more impressive than seeing pelicans soaring by.

Four of flew along the mouth of the lagoon and landed in front of me as I sat on the sand. I got a series of shots as they came in and this was the second last just before he settled into the water.

There've been up to 90 pelicans in our local lagoon (Sydney) but on visit I only saw 7. The recent rains in the Outback have sent them all off again.

Hi everyone, my first post for '08! Haven't had much time to come to BF and am sorry to have missed so many wonderful photos! Pete and I took a break from work and went down to Jawbone and the Pelicans had just been fed from the fishing boat and were hanging around to see if there was going to...

Hi everyone, I took this a Jawbone near the hide and thought that the Pelican was sick because of the 'pinkness' but have since been advised that this is their breeding colours!....These two were cavorting all over the place, they would take off and land and then run rings around each other and...

Pete and I have visited the beach at Altona a few times but today spotted a boat with a few Pelicans aboard. Thought that this could give you all a laugh!

If ever anyone wants to see Pelicans this is the place for them! We stopped along the Esplanade and I saw about 20 flying around and also several on the beach even though there were a lot of dogs running around and jumping in the water! Pete was telling me that these two were there whilst I was...

These Australian Pelicans were all huddled together on a very small strip of land in the middle of the lake. Very cosy!!

this pair were coming in to our local lagoon as it was being drained after the recent rain. At one stage there were 26 pelicans. The most I've seen in the area.