brown pelican

Taken in Puerto Rico, making this the 'occidentalis' race I believe

Female Brown Pelican

Yesterday at the light was fading at the edge of the mangroves. Three dolphin hunted while a pelican waited for a share of the spoils.

One of those days where you stay out on the water until the last minute.

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.

From the other day and actually I think this one came out a bit better.

They always make me smile.

Heading across the San Francisco Bay on Monday to do my early voting at the Norway Consulate (I've timed my trip badly and would otherwise miss the election back home), I managed to dodge the commuter traffic over the bridge (and also the city traffic crunch and parking chaos) by taking the...

Burst mode does help with the timing. I actually got two shots of him (or her) entering the water.

is not quite everything. Better light would have been nice, and a closer view. So I'll keep trying for these, but at least I now have one shot of a Brown Pelican diving with its bill just touching the water. Their dives are so cool! First they're just cruising along, as usual, then suddenly they...

Taken along the Marsh Trail south of Naples, Fl.

With the brown neck and not quite yellow head crest.

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